chain reaction
Example Sentences
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This chain reaction has even given the Federal Reserve pause about the path of inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The result was "a chain reaction crash" involving at least eight vehicles.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
As the temperature rises, the tank is at risk of falling into a chain reaction known as “thermal runaway,” in which the increase in temperature accelerates further heat release.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
The researchers later uncovered the biological chain reaction behind the effect.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Like a chain reaction, hand after hand goes up, some still holding Russell Stover chocolates.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
