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had a tantrum when he found his little sister using his model paints
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The presidency must not be cowed by editorial board tantrums.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, the radiation may be generated by shocks along the jet of material erupting from these tantrum-throwing infant stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
Lozano, who hasn’t started since a locker room tantrum back in September, responded with a 60th minute goal – a looping shot from long range after a quick restart caught Vancouver off guard.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
This wasn’t even a tantrum, just more of that quiet seething.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Alternatively, the radiation may be generated by shocks along the jet of material erupting from these tantrum-throwing infant stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
Lozano, who hasn’t started since a locker room tantrum back in September, responded with a 60th minute goal – a looping shot from long range after a quick restart caught Vancouver off guard.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
This wasn’t even a tantrum, just more of that quiet seething.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Tantrum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantrum. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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