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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Dittmar added that President Donald Trump’s campaign emphasized masculinity, which had a trickle-down effect.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Biden administration cracked down on corporate price-gouging, monopolization, and trickle-down nonsense.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
Those opportunities help correct for decades of deindustrialization resulting from trickle-down globalization and seek to begin the process of repairing American democracy by demonstrating that economic governance can deliver for working people.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
There’s also a trickle-down economic effect, even for those who weren’t displaced.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 22 Jan. 2025
But the Biden administration cracked down on corporate price-gouging, monopolization, and trickle-down nonsense.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
Those opportunities help correct for decades of deindustrialization resulting from trickle-down globalization and seek to begin the process of repairing American democracy by demonstrating that economic governance can deliver for working people.
—Katherine Tai, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2025
There’s also a trickle-down economic effect, even for those who weren’t displaced.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Trickle-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trickle-down. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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