perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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Memory stocks’ blistering rally Despite stocks falling on Thursday, a perfect storm of factors continues to support the memory market in the long term.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The farm bureau says high oil prices, high taxes and low refinery space in California are creating a perfect storm.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
But for private equity, all this volatility is building a perfect storm through which to swoop in.
—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
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
The farm bureau says high oil prices, high taxes and low refinery space in California are creating a perfect storm.
—Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
But for private equity, all this volatility is building a perfect storm through which to swoop in.
—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
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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