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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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The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s cancellation is a double whammy, as CBS is scrapping The Late Show format for good.
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 19 May 2026
With 14 playoff games in the books through Tuesday, the NBA is experiencing a double whammy — both pace and points per possession are down sharply from the regular season.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
That double whammy compounds a pressure that was already four years in the making.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
The Philadelphia region is facing a double whammy of record-breaking heat mixed with the area's poor air quality.
—Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 19 May 2026
With 14 playoff games in the books through Tuesday, the NBA is experiencing a double whammy — both pace and points per possession are down sharply from the regular season.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
That double whammy compounds a pressure that was already four years in the making.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20whammy. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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