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

All lithium batteries can uncontrollably heat and catch fire through a chemical chain reaction known as thermal runaway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Fission occurred even faster than expected in plutonium, causing a chain reaction to begin more quickly than in uranium.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin