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
Unless they could cool the mass of corium, the chain reaction would continue unchecked, growing hotter and hotter until the corium ate through the concrete of the secondary containment.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
