perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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The tight egg supply caused by avian influenza, coupled with 23 consecutive months of high sales volume, has created a perfect storm in egg markets.
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The coffee giant’s troubles stem from a perfect storm of challenges: leadership instability, rising costs amid persistent inflation, changing consumer preferences, and operational inefficiencies eroding its once-reliable margins.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The decimation of Sudan's health infrastructure has created a perfect storm.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That, on top of toxic exposure, not drinking enough water and eating completely wrong, created a perfect storm for cancer.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
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Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
The coffee giant’s troubles stem from a perfect storm of challenges: leadership instability, rising costs amid persistent inflation, changing consumer preferences, and operational inefficiencies eroding its once-reliable margins.
—Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The decimation of Sudan's health infrastructure has created a perfect storm.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That, on top of toxic exposure, not drinking enough water and eating completely wrong, created a perfect storm for cancer.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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