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ripple effect
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ripple effect
n.
A gradually spreading effect or influence: "Those deviations tend to have a ripple effect throughout the economy as a whole" (Tom Clancy).
ripple effect
n
the repercussions of an event or situation experienced far beyond its immediate location
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Fishermen, for example, want how much income they're losing precisely measured as a result of marine reserves, but closing off ocean turf has many other potential ripple effects, too.
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I think that it would be beneficial if the Indian residential school survivors program would not only provide counselling for the survivors, but provide counselling for their spouses or immediate family as we are the ones that suffered the ripple effects of abuse that these Catholic schools left on their Indian residential school survivors.
Assistance needed for families of survivors by Martell, Kathyrn E.R. / Windspeaker
 
 
 
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