double whammy

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For farmers, the seesawing prices have presented a double whammy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The double whammy of higher tariffs and soaring oil prices, however, warrants greater vigilance by the Fed, according to Waller.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Garganera noted that the disaster was a "sad, double whammy" for the city, as the facility was the "lone service provider" for Cebu and adjacent communities.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

Health care analysts predict hospitals and other providers will raise prices to cover the double whammy of lost Medicaid revenue and the cost of caring for an influx of newly uninsured patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

But misdigestion also carries with it a double whammy; fermenting and/or putrefying foods immediately interfere with the functioning of another vital organ--the large intestine--and cause constipation.

From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve