Definition of RIPPLE EFFECT

Examples of ripple effect in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Pac-12 withdrawal from non-conference football will have a ripple effect across the gridiron landscape. — NBC News, "Pacific-12 Conference cuts non-league games this fall in latest coronavirus setback for sports," 11 July 2020 The Big Ten’s announcement comes on the heels of the Ivy League’s decision to cancel fall sports, which some speculated would create a ripple effect that would touch football’s highest tier and trickle down to the bottom rungs. — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, "Big Ten's decision to keep games in-house shows how divided college football really is," 10 July 2020 In Hawaii, local surfer Brian Keaulana is aiming to build a five-acre wave pool on Oahu’s West Side, but there’s talk of how the project could have a ripple effect beyond the sport. — Molly Glick, Popular Science, "Pro surfers hit artificial waves in the heat of the climate crisis," 30 June 2020 The loss of business travel and tourism has also had a ripple effect in the Arab marketplace. — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, "Pandemic pricing: Are Mideast markets losing the art of the deal?," 30 June 2020 And for Monáe, those emotions were bound to have a ripple effect even after the cameras stopped rolling. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, "Janelle Monáe Shares How She Was Triggered Filming 'Antebellum' On A Plantation: ‘I Felt Everything’," 29 June 2020 Sticking up for yourself is an act of self-care that can create a ripple effect of others sticking up for themselves, too. — cleveland, "Dear Annie: Time to get an adult bully out of my life," 28 June 2020 Sticking up for yourself is an act of self-care that can create a ripple effect of others sticking up for themselves, too. — Annie Lane, oregonlive, "Dear Annie: Long-time friend jokes about family coronavirus illness," 28 June 2020 The eventual collapse of the subprime mortgage market -- loans to borrowers with poor credit histories -- created a ripple effect that led to the collapse of Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and countless other firms. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, "A key bank rule written in the wake of the financial crisis just got rolled back," 25 June 2020

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