weather the storm
idiom
: to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged too much
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The Sea to Summit Big River Dry Bag provides peace of mind that your gear will weather the storm, so to speak.
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
But lessons learned in the 1997-2004 slump helped some weather the storm while others were buffered by investments in luxury malls and non-property assets.
—Tony Spaeth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But so far the Longhorns have been able to weather the storm, a testament to their staunch defense and team-wide talent (post player Taylor Jones leads UT with 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game).
—USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
The two moved in together very quickly, partly to weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Sorokin had an extra bed next to hers, and offered it to Miller so that the two kindred spirits could weather the storm at Rikers together.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 9 June 2023
High interest rates squeeze companies of all sizes, but that’s especially the case for smaller firms, unlike large companies better equipped to weather the storm.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
Still, the litigation may signal that what has buoyed Cookies so far — a strong brand built on associations with hip-hop and legacy drug culture — may not be enough to weather the storm rocking the industry at large.
—Ezra Marcus, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The loan program was designed to help small businesses weather the storm of COVID-19 and pay employees who lost hours due to the pandemic.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
But lessons learned in the 1997-2004 slump helped some weather the storm while others were buffered by investments in luxury malls and non-property assets.
—Tony Spaeth, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
But so far the Longhorns have been able to weather the storm, a testament to their staunch defense and team-wide talent (post player Taylor Jones leads UT with 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game).
—USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
The two moved in together very quickly, partly to weather the storm of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Sorokin had an extra bed next to hers, and offered it to Miller so that the two kindred spirits could weather the storm at Rikers together.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 9 June 2023
High interest rates squeeze companies of all sizes, but that’s especially the case for smaller firms, unlike large companies better equipped to weather the storm.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
Still, the litigation may signal that what has buoyed Cookies so far — a strong brand built on associations with hip-hop and legacy drug culture — may not be enough to weather the storm rocking the industry at large.
—Ezra Marcus, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
The loan program was designed to help small businesses weather the storm of COVID-19 and pay employees who lost hours due to the pandemic.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
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