perfect storm
noun
: a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors
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This is a perfect storm for misleading children, who may be particularly trusting of more natural-sounding, conversational content.
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Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
But today, universities face a perfect storm: the Trump administration’s threats to freeze $9 billion in federal funding, hiring freezes, and a sluggish private equity market have created a liquidity crisis.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
All of this added up to a perfect storm that emboldens Trump.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Each container may spin up with its own permissions, APIs and ephemeral lifespans, creating a perfect storm for lateral movement and privilege escalation attacks if not managed properly.
—Premsai Ranga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
But today, universities face a perfect storm: the Trump administration’s threats to freeze $9 billion in federal funding, hiring freezes, and a sluggish private equity market have created a liquidity crisis.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
All of this added up to a perfect storm that emboldens Trump.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
Each container may spin up with its own permissions, APIs and ephemeral lifespans, creating a perfect storm for lateral movement and privilege escalation attacks if not managed properly.
—Premsai Ranga, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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“Perfect storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20storm. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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