rippling

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On the surface, the Bowdens are a perfect family, but cracks are rippling with increasing intensity just beneath, a fragility that will soon be exploited by Cady.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Tensions in the Middle East are rippling far beyond the region - and are now being felt in India's "glass city" Firozabad, where thousands of jobs are at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The gunshot clack that follows is resin on resin, the cue ball rippling off the pack of reds, signalling the start of a stage show without a script.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The philanthropy is already rippling through City Hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

As she spoke, she swung her lasso round and round, eyeing the flagpole that jutted out from the tower wall high above them, the Institute’s red flag rippling gently beneath it.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart