perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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American drugstores are caught in a perfect storm of factors, including the wide-ranging retail apocalypse, increased e-commerce competition, and the grim shadow of the opioid crisis.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 June 2024
This perfect storm is rooted in human activity on multiple fronts.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
Decades of neglecting infrastructure development, compounded by the monopolistic practices of corporate homebuilders, have created a perfect storm of unaffordability.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The offshore wind industry has recently been hit by a perfect storm of rising inflation, higher interest rates and supply chain delays.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 June 2024
This perfect storm is rooted in human activity on multiple fronts.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2024
Decades of neglecting infrastructure development, compounded by the monopolistic practices of corporate homebuilders, have created a perfect storm of unaffordability.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
The offshore wind industry has recently been hit by a perfect storm of rising inflation, higher interest rates and supply chain delays.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
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