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- noun Plural form of
whammy .
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Examples
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Tessa had never seen an episode of "Press Your Luck," so imagine me trying to explain what the "whammies" were.
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Tessa had never seen an episode of "Press Your Luck," so imagine me trying to explain what the "whammies" were.
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In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce.
Stephen Lambert: The Flaw : Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise Stephen Lambert 2010
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In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce.
Stephen Lambert: The Flaw : Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise Stephen Lambert 2010
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In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce.
Stephen Lambert: The Flaw : Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise Stephen Lambert 2010
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In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce.
Stephen Lambert: The Flaw : Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise Stephen Lambert 2010
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In the three decades after the WW2 they were getting roughly 65% of national income, but since the 1980s it's fallen to 50% as the double whammies of the rise of globalization and de-industrialization hit the American workforce.
Stephen Lambert: The Flaw : Examining the Roots of Economic Malaise Stephen Lambert 2010
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"I'm not employed right now, so it's one of those double whammies," she said.
Snow Storm 2010: Flights, Long Lines Resume After Blizzard AP 2010
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"Salt's" punchy combination of credible tradecraft and "Die Hard" bombast make it that rare summer diversion that delivers lots of escapist whammies without insulting the audience.
Jolie's 'Salt' and Walker's 'Countdown to Zero' bring heat to Cold War stories 2010
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In another of Lionsgate's occasional two-weekend whammies, they'll be opening Jackie Chan's The Spy Next Door next weekend.
Scott Mendelson: HuffPost Weekend Box Office in Review: Avatar Crosses $400 Million U.S. 2010
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