weather the storm
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: to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged too much
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Prepare For Backlash Be prepared to weather the storm of potential backlash and client churn.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Deals died overnight, and only the most prepared, resilient players could weather the storm.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
Just as a health crisis can trigger an economic collapse, economic crises can trigger political instability in the societies least able to weather the storm.
—Tarek Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
Her fortitude in the face of crisis and her advice — hire an operations expert and over-communicate with users – helped Checkmate weather the storm.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Deals died overnight, and only the most prepared, resilient players could weather the storm.
—Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 28 Sep. 2024
Just as a health crisis can trigger an economic collapse, economic crises can trigger political instability in the societies least able to weather the storm.
—Tarek Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
Her fortitude in the face of crisis and her advice — hire an operations expert and over-communicate with users – helped Checkmate weather the storm.
—Alex Konrad, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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