perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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Invasion of Privacy had been a perfect storm.
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This combination creates a perfect storm for fake debt collection scams.
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The Innovation Imperative This prize arrives as American education faces a perfect storm.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This public health perfect storm is something schools, families, pediatricians and government leaders need to take seriously.
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Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2025
This combination creates a perfect storm for fake debt collection scams.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The Innovation Imperative This prize arrives as American education faces a perfect storm.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
This public health perfect storm is something schools, families, pediatricians and government leaders need to take seriously.
—Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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