whammy

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According to Diane Trusson, a medical researcher at the University of Nottingham, hair loss on top of a diagnosis is "a double whammy".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 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

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

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers