perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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But for private equity, all this volatility is building a perfect storm through which to swoop in.
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Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Now the makeshift parts are ill-fitting, devoid of talent and have too little time for a rapport — a perfect storm for the worst month in franchise history.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Null said Sacramento’s early fall weather patterns caused a perfect storm for a particularly heavy fog year.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The question today is whether a perfect storm of economic need — driven in no small part by the explosive demand for AI infrastructure — can reverse that three-decade slide.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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Luisa Beltran, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Now the makeshift parts are ill-fitting, devoid of talent and have too little time for a rapport — a perfect storm for the worst month in franchise history.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Null said Sacramento’s early fall weather patterns caused a perfect storm for a particularly heavy fog year.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026
The question today is whether a perfect storm of economic need — driven in no small part by the explosive demand for AI infrastructure — can reverse that three-decade slide.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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