the calm/lull before the storm
noun phrase
: a period of quiet that comes before a time of activity, excitement, violence, etc.
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Calm before the storm However, McBride, other analysts and economists on Wednesday expressed caution that the friendly February print may very well be the calm before the storm.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Economists now predict that inflation could tick upwards in 2025 due to Mr. Trump's tariff regime, which means the latest inflation data could prove to be the calm before the storm.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Monday will be the calm before the storm, with temperatures climbing to near 60 degrees.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Christmas, though, was in reality the calm before the storm that followed the release of Spare on January 10, 2023.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Economists now predict that inflation could tick upwards in 2025 due to Mr. Trump's tariff regime, which means the latest inflation data could prove to be the calm before the storm.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025
Monday will be the calm before the storm, with temperatures climbing to near 60 degrees.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2025
Christmas, though, was in reality the calm before the storm that followed the release of Spare on January 10, 2023.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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