Issue and Ripple

Issue

Issue noun - A condition or occurrence traceable to a cause.

Usage example: one of the issues of the Civil War was a resolution to the question of states' rights

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Ripple and issue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ripple" instead the word "Issue" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Ripple noun - A small wave on the surface of a liquid.

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Issue and ripple are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Issue" instead the word "Ripple" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: rippled, rippling, ripply

single	single issue	single ripple
small	small issue	small ripple
actual	actual issue	actual ripple
huge	huge issue	huge ripple
Other adjectives: final, minor, last.

issue times

ripple times

Ripple Effect Indicator: Kang's scheming with Ahura in the past starts to affect the Inhumans' present in the second issue of Uncanny, with Medusa forgetting who her cousin Gorgon is while New Attilan itself is being wiped from existence.

Source: Comic Book / Charles Soule's Inhumans
Ripple Effect-Proof Memory: The Doctor demonstrates this ability in the second issue, but with a variation: he states he actually feels his memories changing, and says he didn't know what a Klingon was until he laid eyes on Lt. Worf.

Source: Comicbook / Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who: Assimilation²

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