perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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The problem has plagued the pool for years, as direct sunlight exposure and surrounding wildlife have caused a perfect storm for the buildup of the organisms.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Scatter pricing for Spurs-Knicks has pushed late buys over the $1 million mark, a dynamic fueled by a perfect storm of outsized ratings and all the bonus media considerations that are a function of a NYC-centric title tilt.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And her circumstances were a perfect storm of absence, workaholism and her mother's own ungovernable appetite for anyone who wasn't Stevie.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
In something of a perfect storm for California motorists, the Iran war coincides with the recent shuttering of the Phillips 66 Los Angeles refinery and the April closure of Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Scatter pricing for Spurs-Knicks has pushed late buys over the $1 million mark, a dynamic fueled by a perfect storm of outsized ratings and all the bonus media considerations that are a function of a NYC-centric title tilt.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
And her circumstances were a perfect storm of absence, workaholism and her mother's own ungovernable appetite for anyone who wasn't Stevie.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
In something of a perfect storm for California motorists, the Iran war coincides with the recent shuttering of the Phillips 66 Los Angeles refinery and the April closure of Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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