whammy

Example Sentences

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“You’ve got a double whammy where investors are hungry for IPOs after a lack of them, and a desire for all things AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"It's a triple whammy for airlines at the moment," said Tim Jeans, a former commercial director for Ryanair.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Enter the ultimate double whammy: playgrounds near coffee shops.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

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

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers