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Snowballing

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or practice of making and throwing snowballs. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A situation which rapidly gets out of control. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of snowball form-of, gerund, participle, present

    ""Operating the WCML at this intensity makes it challenging to maintain acceptable performance levels, resulting in a frustratingly unreliable service for passengers. Minor disruption can escalate into significant delays because a train running only a few minutes late can miss its slot across a junction, resulting in a snowballing effect across the network.""

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