ripple
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They unpack David Ellison’s calculus, the potential ripple effects, and more.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
AI chip giant Nvidia has endorsed a change that could have ripple effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
According to the model, a fast-moving jet of quarks should disturb the surrounding plasma and leave a wake behind, causing the material to ripple and splash.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Kids today just think it's a video game, and if they crash, there's no consequences, there's no ripple effect, they'll just brush themselves off and drive off again," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I will, Dadi,” I said, feeling a ripple of excitement pass through me.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Recent calls from artificial-intelligence leaders to slow the technology’s development have rippled through the stock market — and Wall Street’s early reactions may be misguided.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The emotion has rippled through her inner circle.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
No other decision rippled out over so many seasons or had as much power to shape the trajectory of the team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The blockbuster earnings arrived after a slump in tech shares that rippled from South Korean chip makers to American fiber-optic cable providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Her skin rippled in an inhuman way, as though Penelope fought to reclaim her body and couldn’t.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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
The full consequences of state-driven manufacturing overcapacity have yet to be felt, but the early signs of another deflationary shock, perhaps as serious as the deflation of the real-estate bubble, are rippling through the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The abrupt loss of Haitian workers is rippling through South Florida businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
So she just stared at her rippling reflection in the bowl’s surface.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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