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whammy

noun as in spell

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In a new report, Morgan Stanley noted that across developed markets, “In the last year, on average, nominal growth has slowed, cost of debt has risen, and deficits deteriorated—a triple whammy for debt sustainability.”

In what Nick described as a "double whammy", the couple had four e-bikes, worth hundreds, that they chained together outside their home after the blaze.

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And now the tariffs are a double whammy.

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But the ISC chief executive Julie Robinson says the sector has been hit a "triple whammy" of national insurance changes, an end to charitable business rates relief and "the blow of 20% VAT on fees".

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Employers will also pay an increased amount of National Insurance from April, which Mr Astley described as a "double whammy".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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