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ripple effect
noun as in chain of cause and effect
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Lately, the multibillion-dollar public investments in Metro’s Crenshaw line and the Expo line that intersects it “have had a ripple effect in terms of the communities they serve becoming desirable,” Hart said.
Malloe made two key personnel moves — switching Oluwafemi Oladejo from linebacker to edge rusher while elevating Schwesinger to a starting role — that had a ripple effect on every other player on the field, increasing their disruptiveness.
“That is going to lead to higher labor costs, so now it’s going to be more expensive to produce, and that is going to create a ripple effect that is also going to affect their demand for U.S.–born workers,” she said.
“Forever Celebrated” will show the ripple effect of those whose loss permanently affects our lives.
Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke said the agricultural equipment thefts have a ripple effect that eventually reaches Americans who shop at local stores.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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