as in blow
informal
a situation that is bad in two different ways; a situation in which two bad conditions exist at the same time or two bad things happen one after the other
With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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Social scientists say the group of people born between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, a cohort who grew up communicating digitally, is more socially isolated than their elders, thanks to a double whammy of the COVID-19 pandemic and social media supplanting in-person connection.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
For the past two years, potential homebuyers have faced a double whammy of high prices and high mortgage rates.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 23 July 2024
With the Russian economy reeling under the double whammy of Western sanctions and plunging oil prices, time is considered Putin’s worst enemy.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2015
Kyiv is currently facing the double whammy of a difficult frontline situation and political uncertainty over the level of future support from Ukraine’s closest allies.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 July 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
For the past two years, potential homebuyers have faced a double whammy of high prices and high mortgage rates.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 23 July 2024
With the Russian economy reeling under the double whammy of Western sanctions and plunging oil prices, time is considered Putin’s worst enemy.
—Rajan Menon, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2015
Kyiv is currently facing the double whammy of a difficult frontline situation and political uncertainty over the level of future support from Ukraine’s closest allies.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 July 2024
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