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ripple

ri puhl

  • n  a small wave on the surface of a liquid
  • n  (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value
  • v  stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  • v  flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

  • That will ripple out to business and consumer loans including mortgages.
  • The Barack tsunami was barely a ripple back then.
  • The cloning of an adult sheep raised the specter of science outpacing our moral processing power and had a historic significance that will ripple through the next century.
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  • President Bush in USA Today
    Bush said he worried the financial troubles "could ripple throughout" the economy and affect average citizens. "The risk of doing nothing far outweighs the risk of the package. ...... Over time, we're going to get a lot of the money back."
  • Barack Obama in USA Today
    ...White House said President George W. Bush was calling Republican lawmakers, while Obama told reporters at a news conference in Chicago an industry shutdown would have a "devastating ripple effect" on the already ragged economy."
  • Robert Kennedy in The People's Voice (blog)
    Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope..........,Kennedy said that day.

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