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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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Reagan maintained that his economic policies would benefit all, but his use of what some call trickle-down economics faced accusations of only benefitting the wealthy.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The inevitable trickle-down effect — that aforementioned sample size quandary that impacts who gets access to fashion — worsens for everyone.
—Tyler McCall, refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
However, fashion and celebrity street style is typically phase two of the sartorial trickle-down system so elegantly exposed in The Devil Wears Prada, which means we, the consumer, are next.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
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