These costs will have a huge/major 'ripple effect' on the economy. [=the costs will cause important changes in the economy]
These kinds of crimes create a 'ripple effect' throughout the city. [=they cause more crimes, problems, etc.]
A 'ripple of' fear/excitement spread through the room. [=people in the room suddenly felt fear/excitement]
(..) How did you know? Gerald Lane. Wrote a self-defeating Jeremiad about his employer, the U.N., back in . Caused a few ripples. Sidelined your career. Thought you'd have parlayed those ripples into a self-righteous book. No nose for profit. How did Israel know? (..)2013 World War Z