self-reinforcing
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“It’s self-reinforcing: you ventilate at night, then shield from the sun by day, and it works well,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Higher levels of cortisol also worsens sleep further, locking workers into a self-reinforcing cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
A similar self-reinforcing loop occurs when bond funds perform poorly, causing net outflows, which in turn leads to even poorer fund performance.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
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 ● Feb. 10, 2026
The company’s good news likely forced investors who sell the stock short to buy more shares to limit their losses, driving the price even higher in a self-reinforcing loop.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
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