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With the cold weather and the high cost of heating fuel, homeowners were hit with a double whammy this winter.
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And so a PDF attached to an SMS is a double whammy.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The double whammy this past season was that Embiid’s stats weren’t close to his elite per-game numbers from the previous season.
—Eric Wong, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The double whammy to these clubs meant significant operating losses for the Mets, Phillies and Giants, while most lower revenue clubs were cash-flow positive.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Knowing this, last week, Shein released a statement urging shoppers to get their orders in before the company is forced to raise its prices to account for the double whammy of a 145-percent duty burden and the loss of the de minimis exception.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The double whammy this past season was that Embiid’s stats weren’t close to his elite per-game numbers from the previous season.
—Eric Wong, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The double whammy to these clubs meant significant operating losses for the Mets, Phillies and Giants, while most lower revenue clubs were cash-flow positive.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Knowing this, last week, Shein released a statement urging shoppers to get their orders in before the company is forced to raise its prices to account for the double whammy of a 145-percent duty burden and the loss of the de minimis exception.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20whammy. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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