domino effect
Example Sentences
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Campaigners warned that it would create a domino effect leading to other services being withdrawn.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He says that balance is “100% a predictor of longevity” partly because it initiates a domino effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
While the company has the means to fight in court, the domino effect from thousands of other pending cases could dampen investor enthusiasm for big AI advances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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
If just one of them moved, I thought, the domino effect could engulf the three of us in an asphyxiating mass of literature.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
