perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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Each container may spin up with its own permissions, APIs and ephemeral lifespans, creating a perfect storm for lateral movement and privilege escalation attacks if not managed properly.
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Premsai Ranga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Those arriving in July and August will be on a collision course with yet more extreme temperatures, predicts the country’s national weather service, creating a perfect storm of tourism and scorching weather.
—Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Retirements combined with low retention rates of young Chicago officers have created a perfect storm for staffing issues within the Department, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Saying that a perfect storm is brewing might not be enough.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Premsai Ranga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Those arriving in July and August will be on a collision course with yet more extreme temperatures, predicts the country’s national weather service, creating a perfect storm of tourism and scorching weather.
—Elinda Labropoulou, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Retirements combined with low retention rates of young Chicago officers have created a perfect storm for staffing issues within the Department, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Saying that a perfect storm is brewing might not be enough.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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