ripple effect
Example Sentences
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For Goldman, restrictions in the U.S. would have a ripple effect across diesel prices internationally, with each week of the ban lifting European diesel prices by just below 2%.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Quarantine rules can send a child home for days or weeks, causing a ripple effect on childcare responsibilities for parents in a country that does not have federally mandated paid sick time.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
As for third-order impacts, at this point the blow to global bond markets from higher inflation fears must already be counted as one such ripple effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
I think we should all be giving to our community, and they’ll have a knock on a ripple effect, and we can all start looking after each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Tarun Das was heading the Confederation of Indian Industry when the wall fell in Berlin, and he saw its ripple effect felt all the way to India.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
