ripple

Example Sentences

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Flores is an example of how sky-rocketing fuel prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

This decrease in spending has a ripple effect because the American consumer accounts for about two-thirds of the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Oil, natural gas and fertilizer exports have received the most attention, as the cost of transportation, food and energy ripple through the global economy.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

As the economic and political consequences of the widening war ripple across the world, President Trump confronts a complex set of difficult choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

There is only white smoke visible inside the box, and it continues to ripple and undulate against the glass.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern