Example Sentences

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A weaker rupee is rippling through the domestic economy.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Tensions in the Middle East are rippling far beyond the region - and are now being felt in India's "glass city" Firozabad, where thousands of jobs are at risk.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The impact is already rippling through major manufacturing hubs, forcing some factories to slash production and gas stations in Sri Lanka and Myanmar to ration fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Micron and its peers are trying to manufacture these chips as quickly as possible, and that’s rippling through the whole memory supply chain to the detriment of consumer goods manufacturers.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Nothing moved except the vines rippling over the walls and the shadows they made.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn