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With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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And those could raise prices beyond the gas pump for consumers and businesses, creating an inflation double whammy.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Heavy snow followed by bitter cold hit Minnesotans with a double whammy of winter.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Thanks to some surprising results in the BAFTAs’ acting races, most major categories remain in flux ahead of the weekend’s double whammy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
According to Champ, a glass mosaic will suffer from these afflictions with the double whammy of making your kitchen also appear outdated.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Heavy snow followed by bitter cold hit Minnesotans with a double whammy of winter.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Thanks to some surprising results in the BAFTAs’ acting races, most major categories remain in flux ahead of the weekend’s double whammy.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
According to Champ, a glass mosaic will suffer from these afflictions with the double whammy of making your kitchen also appear outdated.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20whammy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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