perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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This mixture of oversupply, weakening demand, and negative sentiment in the futures market created a perfect storm, leading to lower prices and dragging EQT stock down alongside them.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The animal came from an area of Oklahoma with dense vegetation and no recent prescribed fire, which can create a perfect storm for ticks.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
That, combined with less dust accumulation in the North, makes the southern hemisphere summer an almost perfect storm for dust devils.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 16 July 2025
In short, M&As create a perfect storm of fragmented systems, increased regulatory scrutiny and pressure to deliver value fast.
—Dave Albano, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The animal came from an area of Oklahoma with dense vegetation and no recent prescribed fire, which can create a perfect storm for ticks.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
That, combined with less dust accumulation in the North, makes the southern hemisphere summer an almost perfect storm for dust devils.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 16 July 2025
In short, M&As create a perfect storm of fragmented systems, increased regulatory scrutiny and pressure to deliver value fast.
—Dave Albano, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for perfect storm
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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