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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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And that’s what De Niro’s political tantrums have debased.
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Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024
Mets relief pitcher Jorge López threw a temper tantrum during a blowout loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
And the biggest proxy fights of this year’s proxy season—at Disney and Norfolk Southern—went resoundingly against activists, though many believe activists lost the latter fight partially through Ancora’s storm of tantrums.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
DoorDash’s move to bump tipping after ordering is the company’s way of throwing a tantrum over a new $17.96 minimum hourly pay rate for delivery drivers.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 3 May 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 5 June 2024
Mets relief pitcher Jorge López threw a temper tantrum during a blowout loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
And the biggest proxy fights of this year’s proxy season—at Disney and Norfolk Southern—went resoundingly against activists, though many believe activists lost the latter fight partially through Ancora’s storm of tantrums.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 May 2024
DoorDash’s move to bump tipping after ordering is the company’s way of throwing a tantrum over a new $17.96 minimum hourly pay rate for delivery drivers.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 3 May 2024
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm 
: a fit of bad temper
Medical Definition
tantrum
noun
tan·trum
ˈtan-trəm
: a fit of bad temper
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