ripple
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The ripple effects of previous midseason firings, you could argue, ended up setting USC back even further.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
And in Maine's $8-billion forest-related industry, "we're seeing cost increases ripple through," with some logging operations shrinking or shuttering altogether, Martin said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
When atmospheric gravity waves pass through this glowing region, they create subtle variations in brightness that can reveal their distinctive ripple patterns.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
They unpack David Ellison’s calculus, the potential ripple effects, and more.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
The tents are still, save for when they ripple ever so slightly in the wind.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Since the start of September, the U.S. bond market has faced a selloff that has also rippled through to European bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The emotion has rippled through her inner circle.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Anxiety has rippled through the country’s AI circles following the April debut of Anthropic’s powerful Mythos system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
As the team's bus pulled away from the airport, flags rippled above the crowd and supporters surged alongside the vehicle until it disappeared from view.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The beast chuffed, gusting hot breath that rippled Sheed’s tiny ’fro.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Lopez is part of a shift rippling through Latino communities across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
During the early morning of October 11, the storm generated rippling disturbances that traveled into Earth's upper atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 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
Nothing moved except the vines rippling over the walls and the shadows they made.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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