vicious cycle
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Those changes can then intensify pain and make daily activities more difficult, creating a difficult-to-break "vicious cycle."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Weeks of unending heat soon turned into a vicious cycle of drought, storms and wildfires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Doing so has turned a vicious cycle into a virtuous one in which the rehabilitation of blocks draws residents and businesses, which provide demand for the renovation of nearby blocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Like any group that’s survived a civil war, those who left Cuba under duress and those who stayed are locked into a vicious cycle of spite that consumes our communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The pains continued, as did the need to empty the contents of my stomach, and a vicious cycle ensued.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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