domino
Example Sentences
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“A few weeks of Hormuz closure will create a domino effect of events that could push crude to $150 or higher,” Macquarie analysts wrote in a Friday research note.
From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026
The selloff may have been exacerbated by a domino effect of investors trying to front-run selling their shares, in Gastwirth’s opinion.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026
"This phonon laser was the last domino standing that we needed to knock down," Eichenfield said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026
“People are looking at Cuba for the next domino to fall,” said Lee Robinson, founder of London-based hedge-fund firm Altana Wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
She wanted to read more but it was getting dark, and Robbie and the domino warriors were waiting for her at the mural.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing domino
"The American Pageant," Vocabulary from Chapters 36-37
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 22
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