ripple effect
noun
: a spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence
the automotive industry has a ripple effect on many other industries
compare domino effect
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There's a whole ripple effect of tragedy because of one thing.
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 16 May 2024
The resulting decline in the value of Midwestern farmland and corn prices will hurt farmers and have ripple effects across rural communities, predict University of Nebraska at Lincoln agricultural economists Jeffrey Stokes and Jim Jansen.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
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Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 16 May 2024
The resulting decline in the value of Midwestern farmland and corn prices will hurt farmers and have ripple effects across rural communities, predict University of Nebraska at Lincoln agricultural economists Jeffrey Stokes and Jim Jansen.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2024
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“Ripple effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripple%20effect. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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