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ripple

[rip-uhl] / ˈrɪp əl /




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The move aimed to increase controller ranks and ease New York region travel delays, which can ripple across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

I think we should all be giving to our community, and they’ll have a knock on a ripple effect, and we can all start looking after each other.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Therefore, “if it changes course on its buildout, that could ripple through the entire supply chain,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

The ripple effect could spread as far as the Western Isles where the defence research firm Qinetic has drone testing facilities on Benbecula and South Uist.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The Pool of Tears does not even ripple, the surface calm and smooth, and she is unable to grasp a stone to drop within it.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The Bell Beaker people rapidly expanded and rippled out further in all directions, creating the bronze age of central Europe.

From Science Daily May 30, 2026

The economic shock has also rippled across the world, driving up the cost of fule and other goods.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Within hours of the shooting that rippled across Southern California’s Muslim community, Abdullah’s picture had been circulated and reposted thousands of times.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Cautious hopes rippled quickly through financial markets, although investors remained wary after weeks of false starts.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

It was the size of a kiddie pool and the space within it rippled like light on glass.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

The outsized impact in this small community has caused a major rippling effect.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

The money is still missing, and the fallout is rippling through the tourist enclave of about 4,300 year-rounders, a place known as the “Family Beach” for its laid-back contrast to nearby Myrtle Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

On the surface, the Bowdens are a perfect family, but cracks are rippling with increasing intensity just beneath, a fragility that will soon be exploited by Cady.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

I dumbly take the tablecloth from her, the soft linen rippling through my fingers.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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