ripple
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Zhuravlyov was then released, prompting a ripple of surprise from the crowd in court and a smile from the man in the dock.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But where once these kinds of outbursts would have made waves, they now seem to ripple at best.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Workday shares saw their best-ever single-day performance Thursday on the back of buyout rumors, creating a ripple effect across the entire software sector.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
That’s the kind of ripple effect that such wanton enabling can have, even if it’s not intentional.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
I tossed a pebble into the creek and watched the water ripple and the minnows scatter.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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Chants of "Let's go Knicks" rippled through the dense crowd, made up of some who paid hundreds of dollars for line sitters to wait overnight and save them a space to watch the procession.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
Yet all of them convey an understanding, even an appreciation, for their close connection to an artist whose influence rippled across popular music.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
The Bell Beaker people rapidly expanded and rippled out further in all directions, creating the bronze age of central Europe.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
A series of supply shocks have rippled through the U.S. economy over the past several years, leaving households stuck with a gloomier perception of their financial situations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
At once the njuzu shook themselves loose, rippled over the rim of the platform, and disappeared.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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This misperception carries profound consequences and is currently rippling through our world, eroding trust, deepening isolation and creating a social environment in which empathy is swiftly becoming an atrophied muscle in desperate need of exercise.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The outsized impact in this small community has caused a major rippling effect.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The whole film is hazy — literally — with plumes of mist rippling through soundstages so stripped of life they resemble the bones of a dream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Rising memory chip prices are rippling through industry supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Gregor could see thé muscles rippling in anticipation along Ripred’s broad gray back as the spinners approached.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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