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What’s the source of this latest tempest in a teapot?—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024 In short, this tempest in a teapot revealed far more about our current cultural anxieties, sensitivities, and suspicions than anything else.—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2023
“Tempest in a teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tempest%20in%20a%20teapot. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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