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domino effect

noun as in cumulative effect from one event setting off a chain of events

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She said she worries that the elimination of no-fault would only beget more violence — and that its restriction could have a "domino effect," especially in deep-red states.

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which set in motion a domino effect of widely varying laws about abortion in the states.

Betts’ return and position switch had a domino effect on the roster and lineup, with utility man Amed Rosario and right fielder Jason Heyward bearing the brunt of the move.

It’s too early to tell whether Thailand will be like Washington or Colorado, kick-starting a domino effect across Asia.

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The attorney continued by likening the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection to the "culmination of a certification dispute," before explicating the domino effect theory of the GOP's efforts to hinder the democratic electoral process.

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