See snowball effect on Wiktionary
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"word": "butterfly effect"
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"word": "chain reaction"
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"word": "exponential growth"
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{
"word": "domino effect"
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"word": "slippery slope"
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "accelerating growth",
"word": "sneeubaleffek"
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"sense": "accelerating growth",
"word": "تأثير كرة الثلج"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "accelerating growth",
"word": "雪球效應"
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"word": "effet boule de neige"
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"roman": "tovlis gundis epekṭi",
"sense": "accelerating growth",
"word": "თოვლის გუნდის ეფექტი"
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"word": "אפקט כדור השלג"
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"word": "efeito bola de neve"
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"roman": "effékt snéžnovo kóma",
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"word": "эффе́кт сне́жного ко́ма"
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"word": "effet boule de neige"
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"word": "თოვლის გუნდის ეფექტი"
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"word": "אפקט כדור השלג"
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"word": "efeito bola de neve"
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"sense": "accelerating growth",
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