perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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While regulatory debates and bitcoin price fluctuations dominate headlines, a quiet revolution has been taking place in the online gambling sector, fueled by a perfect storm of technological and financial innovation: stablecoins.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year’s showdown was a perfect storm of rap superstars who were reared in the era of rap battles as a rite of passage, and just so happened to hate each other.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Cheech and Chong’s career, like their routines, was a perfect storm of happenstance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Hit by a perfect storm of politics, model-year changeovers and competition, Tesla sales have declined dramatically to open 2025.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Last year’s showdown was a perfect storm of rap superstars who were reared in the era of rap battles as a rite of passage, and just so happened to hate each other.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
Cheech and Chong’s career, like their routines, was a perfect storm of happenstance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Hit by a perfect storm of politics, model-year changeovers and competition, Tesla sales have declined dramatically to open 2025.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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