chain reaction
Example Sentences
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Understanding this chain reaction offers crucial insight into why Antarctic ice sheets may be inherently unstable, both in the distant past and in the modern era.
From Science Daily
The victory of Haiti’s enslaved people over France won independence for that nation in 1804, setting a series of chain reactions in motion.
The resumption of such tests "could trigger a chain reaction of nuclear testing by US adversaries, and blow apart the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty," Kimball said.
From Barron's
Further experiments revealed that cysteine sets off a chain reaction that activates immune cells known as CD8 T cells.
From Science Daily
When one battery cell overheats, it can trigger a chain reaction where nearby cells also overheat.
From Los Angeles Times
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