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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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The new tariffs are a double whammy because coffee makers were already dealing with higher wholesale prices for arabica beans — the most popular type — because of extreme weather that has impacted the world's top producers.
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
National University of Singapore View 3 Images Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have hit upon new technologies to deliver a double whammy to chronic wounds in diabetics, using tiny needles barely visible to the human eye.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent survey data has shown weakening consumer sentiment along with increasing one-year inflation expectations — which makes for a double whammy when thinking about the economy.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The double whammy of issues involves dust accumulating and degrading mission-critical equipment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2025
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Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
National University of Singapore View 3 Images Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have hit upon new technologies to deliver a double whammy to chronic wounds in diabetics, using tiny needles barely visible to the human eye.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent survey data has shown weakening consumer sentiment along with increasing one-year inflation expectations — which makes for a double whammy when thinking about the economy.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
The double whammy of issues involves dust accumulating and degrading mission-critical equipment.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Double whammy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20whammy. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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