ripple
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"In other words, junky processing may harm your gut in ways that ripple up to your brain."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
There are arcane accounting techniques for tracking the ripple effects on land use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"Over the next decade... ripple effects crept into all manufacturing," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
“This has a ripple effect that goes through the entire federal enforcement system because they showed they could do something that was very difficult,” Kovacic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
A slight ripple upon the water, or a vagrant breeze through the grass, became Asmodeus.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Recent calls from artificial-intelligence leaders to slow the technology’s development have rippled through the stock market — and Wall Street’s early reactions may be misguided.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The emotion has rippled through her inner circle.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The renewed clashes between the U.S. and Iran also rippled through precious metals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Large cracks rippled through the buildings, revealing interior construction materials, AFP reporters said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Her skin rippled in an inhuman way, as though Penelope fought to reclaim her body and couldn’t.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Mortgage rates just hit 7%, and the impacts are rippling through the market for buyers, sellers and builders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was based on the profile picture of the couple’s shared Facebook account, but Walters had swapped out palm trees for three Christian crosses and the American flag rippling in the breeze.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
A major clinical-trial failure last week is rippling across biopharma stocks on Tuesday morning, showing yet again how risky it is to invest in drug development.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The economy is in impressive shape, thanks to a healthy labor market and the rippling effects of the artificial-intelligence investment boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
When she approached the end of the board, she stared down at the rippling water.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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