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

The triple whammy of these events should have prompted a sustainable selloff in corporate bonds as investors would move into safer assets.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Enter the ultimate double whammy: playgrounds near coffee shops.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Hospitality bosses say their industry faces a significant double whammy - customers with less money to spend and rising business costs including taxes, food, wages and energy.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

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

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers