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virtuous circle

vir·tu·ous cir·cle (plural vir·tu·ous cir·cles)


noun 
Definition:
 
increasingly beneficial chain of events: a chain or cycle of events, the opposite of a vicious circle, in which one event with a beneficial outcome brings about further events with increasingly beneficial outcomes

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