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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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Since trees absorb carbon dioxide, the most abundant greenhouse gas, cutting them to then raise cattle is a double whammy.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
No one at this point, including the audience, knows that Nan is pregnant, but this double whammy sends her into a rage.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Look no further than the second part of today’s morning double whammy, as the Toronto International Film Festival has just announced its sprawling Centrepiece program, just one hour after the New York Film Festival released its own Main Slate.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
The group is already four years into a good run saving the world when it gets hit with a double whammy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
No one at this point, including the audience, knows that Nan is pregnant, but this double whammy sends her into a rage.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Look no further than the second part of today’s morning double whammy, as the Toronto International Film Festival has just announced its sprawling Centrepiece program, just one hour after the New York Film Festival released its own Main Slate.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
The group is already four years into a good run saving the world when it gets hit with a double whammy.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20whammy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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