self-reinforcing

American  

[self-ree-in-fawrs-ing] / ˌsɛlfˌri ɪnˈfɔrs ɪŋ /

adjective

1. reinforcing, strengthening, or perpetuating itself, typically through a feedback loop.

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Example Sentences

The team in a report released this week cautioned that these gaps need to be addressed to “avoid creating a self-reinforcing cycle of biases, underrepresentation and weaker productivity gains.”

From Barron's

That could potentially create a self-reinforcing cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal

But it can also become a self-reinforcing cycle: Hedging involves selling the dollar, weighing on the price.

From The Wall Street Journal

Their capital consists not of factories, buildings and machines, but algorithms, operating systems, standards and vast, self-reinforcing user networks.

From The Wall Street Journal

That panic can become self-reinforcing: companies delay hiring, workers delay investment in firm-specific skills, and productivity-enhancing reorganization slows.

From The Wall Street Journal