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ripple of excitement

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ripple of excitement
a series of quiet but excited murmurs. A ripple of excitement spread through the crowd. As the president came near, a ripple of excitement indicated that people could really see him.
See also: excitement, ripple
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5m pilot project sent a ripple of excitement through the treatment community -instead of buying street heroin every day, the 150 volunteers are now only buying it four or five times a month on average.
White flag on drugs; Your Say by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
In happier days that might have caused a ripple of excitement among IBM investors.
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Seeing previous winners Leicester and Wasps, plus this season's form teams Sale and Bath, at double-figure odds may cause a ripple of excitement, but one look at the group line-ups shows that reaching the semis is sure to be something of a lottery for those big guns.
Rugby Union: SARACENS CAN BE CROWNED CUP KINGS; EDF ENERGY CUP by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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