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ripple

[rip-uhl] / ˈrɪp əl /




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His death, and the conspiracies that swirled around it, would trigger a reckoning that has caused ripple effects in Washington and Wall Street, and has taken down some of his former friends.

From BBC

Thankful: Living through the dawn of AI, which seems likely to usher in a tsunami of benefits that will make the internet revolution look like a ripple.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Organ donation is amazing, it revolutionises people's lives. That ripple effect when you look at one person receiving a donor organ."

From BBC

On the opposite side, even a modest narrowing of Nvidia’s AI competitive advantages could have ripple effects that could shock markets over the coming months.

From Barron's

For many Palauans, talk of high-level geopolitical struggle feels distant, yet its ripples are everywhere.

From BBC