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domino effect



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There is the distinct risk of a domino effect given the thousands of other pending cases against the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“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

It helps avoid a kind of domino effect involving other swing states, including Ohio to the north and Pennsylvania to the northeast.

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025

At one point, when we reach a fire hydrant, Rollie peeing on it starts a whole domino effect.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks




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