chain reaction

Example Sentences

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Cold exposure sets off a chain reaction in the body, including inflammation and narrowing of blood vessels.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Back in Sriracha, another Thai boat owner, 61-year-old Jariya Charuenpunson, fears a chain reaction across the industry if fishers are forced to remain in port for an extended period.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Uranium is the primary fuel used in nuclear reactors, but it needs to be enriched by separating the more radioactive particles that create a chain reaction to release energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Losing control for just 24 hours carries a 30% chance of a major collision that could kick off the long chain reaction leading to Kessler syndrome.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Elated—perhaps in part because he had won his January bet with Lawrence that the chain reaction would be going by the end of that year— Compton called Conant in Cambridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik