ripples

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Airlines are grappling with soaring fuel costs, airspace disruptions and longer flight routings as conflict in the Middle East ripples across global aviation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Its parent company, Alphabet, sent ripples through markets this week with a plan to raise $85 billion in equity, largely to fund its infrastructure buildout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“Even a little bit of China disappointment is enough to cause ripples throughout the industry,” Benchmark analyst Cody Acree told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime produced by some of the most energetic events in the universe, such as collisions between black holes or neutron stars.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Locke’s backup follows, falling not too far from Kara’s, the low ripples of the two meeting, intertwining, and gently fanning out to become nothing at all.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson