whammy

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Pulendran described the effect as a "double whammy."

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

As the technology selloff deepens, Oracle’s stock has been hit by a double whammy of generalized software concerns and jitters around the company’s own artificial-intelligence spending.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Markets got an unwelcome triple whammy as equities, Treasuries, and the dollar all sold off Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

This year, “the tariffs were just the double whammy; that was the nail in the coffin,” said Randy Vines, who co-owns the custom design and screen-printing business with his twin brother Jeff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Doug got the triple whammy: glasses, braces, pimples.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers