perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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Conversely, there are reasons to believe that, rather than underscoring the dominance and appeal of progressives, Mamdani’s victory could simply be chalked up to a perfect storm of circumstances that are not present in other elections.
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Heavy rain and extreme heat mixed with ICE raids and a freeze on U.S. tour dates by Bad Bunny and others suggests that the live music biz may be caught in a perfect storm during this all-important summer season.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
And yet, what happened in the early hours on Friday, when catastrophic flooding struck with a surge topping 20 feet, soon became a perfect storm turned into a once-in-a-lifetime tragedy.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 7 July 2025
There are striking parallels here to the rise of undercover farm videos—a perfect storm of new tech, social media, and public outrage.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Heavy rain and extreme heat mixed with ICE raids and a freeze on U.S. tour dates by Bad Bunny and others suggests that the live music biz may be caught in a perfect storm during this all-important summer season.
—Bill Hochberg, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
And yet, what happened in the early hours on Friday, when catastrophic flooding struck with a surge topping 20 feet, soon became a perfect storm turned into a once-in-a-lifetime tragedy.
—Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 7 July 2025
There are striking parallels here to the rise of undercover farm videos—a perfect storm of new tech, social media, and public outrage.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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