perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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And, in something of a perfect storm of unfortunate timing, the Iran war coincides with the recent shuttering of the Phillips 66 Los Angeles refinery and the April closure of Valero Energy’s Benicia refinery near San Francisco.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
And that combination created a kind of perfect storm for us as a production company.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Left unaddressed, these vulnerabilities risk turning every geopolitical shock into a perfect storm.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Immediately, the senior outfielder realized that winds gusting up to 28 mph were creating a perfect storm for himself and the Porters.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
And that combination created a kind of perfect storm for us as a production company.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Left unaddressed, these vulnerabilities risk turning every geopolitical shock into a perfect storm.
—Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Immediately, the senior outfielder realized that winds gusting up to 28 mph were creating a perfect storm for himself and the Porters.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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