ripples
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Ripples of change swept across South Africa and, following pressure from activists and journalists, the security guard was arrested in 1991.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024
Ripples of electronic feedback crest into peaks and valleys of stretched echoes, decayed into hollowed abysses.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Ripples in the vortex that cause winter’s typical Arctic outbreaks never came or only briefly visited places known for their frigid cold seasons.
From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2020
His coworkers introduced him to gay clubs such as RoosterFish, Ripples and Boom Boom Room, but the feeling of home “really cemented when I went to the gay restaurants.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2019
Ripples in the faceplate of her head bubble distorted the view, as if she was in a house of mirrors.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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