trickle-down
adjective
trick·le-down
ˈtri-kəl-ˈdau̇n 
1
: relating to or working on the principle of trickle-down theory
trickle-down economics
2
: relating to or being an effect caused gradually by remote or indirect influences
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Our obsession with academic higher education—justified in part on the basis that this will generate growth, which in turn will benefit non-graduates—is simply the educational equivalent of trickle-down economics.
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Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Top predators like wolves and sharks whose absence had drastic trickle-down impacts were demonstrably keystones.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Finally, induced spending accounts for the trickle-down effects of hospitality employees.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Their success signals the future of AI adoption and has a trickle-down effect on the e-commerce industry.
—Max Firsau, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And some health care experts and doctors were optimistic that the boon to Einstein would be felt beyond the campus, with a trickle-down effect that would eventually improve health care across the Bronx.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Forerunner 165 vs 265: Multi-band GPS The Forerunner 265 was an important trickle-down moment for one of Garmin’s more recent features, multi-band GPS.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
On Monday and Wednesday, that trickle-down effect involved playing G League All-Star Collin Gillespie at backup point guard.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Part of that trickle-down effect on special teams McDaniel alluded to falls on Campbell, a core special teams contributor.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Daniel Chandler, TIME, 14 May 2024
Top predators like wolves and sharks whose absence had drastic trickle-down impacts were demonstrably keystones.
—Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
Finally, induced spending accounts for the trickle-down effects of hospitality employees.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Their success signals the future of AI adoption and has a trickle-down effect on the e-commerce industry.
—Max Firsau, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
And some health care experts and doctors were optimistic that the boon to Einstein would be felt beyond the campus, with a trickle-down effect that would eventually improve health care across the Bronx.
—Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Forerunner 165 vs 265: Multi-band GPS The Forerunner 265 was an important trickle-down moment for one of Garmin’s more recent features, multi-band GPS.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
On Monday and Wednesday, that trickle-down effect involved playing G League All-Star Collin Gillespie at backup point guard.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Part of that trickle-down effect on special teams McDaniel alluded to falls on Campbell, a core special teams contributor.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
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