How to pronounce “virtuous circle”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic, management) A situation in which the solution to one problem makes each future problem easier to solve than the original one.
• (idiomatic) A series of positive events where each event leads to the next, creating a self-sustaining cycle of improvement and success.

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