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==Other uses== From the beginning, the phrase was in heavy use during the [[2008 financial crisis]], even to the point of pundits anticipating "another perfect storm".<ref>"[http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/article/Prepare-for-another-perfect-storm/520467.aspx Prepare for another perfect storm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727211443/http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/article/prepare-for-another-perfect-storm/520467.aspx |date=2010-07-27 }}"</ref> The phrase was awarded the top prize by [[Lake Superior State University]] in their 2007 list of words that deserve to be banned for overuse.<ref name="Rts20080101">{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN0160393320080101 |title=Wordsmiths, avoid these words. |publisher=Reuters |author=Andrew Stern |date=2008-01-01 |accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref>
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