contagion effect
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He said Boutcher believed this would have carried an "unacceptable risk" of serious and prolonged disorder, with "a wider contagion effect".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
As funds are gated, investors have been running to raise liquidity from other funds, creating a contagion effect.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Panmure Liberum’s Joachim Klement says last week’s Microsoft jolt triggered a contagion effect across trendy assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Harris noted that many were starting to wonder whether profiling the shooter is something we should even be doing at all, for fear of a contagion effect.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2023
The collapse of FTX has sparked worries of a contagion effect on other firms already reeling from dampened crypto market this year.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
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