ripples

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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

It’s a question women are now asking each other—and themselves—as a memoir of money and divorce ripples through book clubs across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Here, the sun cast stark, dramatic shadows across the moon’s steep cliffs, rugged ripples and seemingly bottomless craters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"I can viscerally feel what it's like to feel the ripples of the effect of something like that happening in real life," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

But on this much larger scale, those ripples form a tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland