chain reaction
Example Sentences
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That threatens to create a cataclysmic chain reaction, in which every collision creates more space debris and also risks damaging satellites and space stations we’d like to keep operational.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
It did not spread through a chain reaction or leave behind persistent toxicity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Meanwhile, on June 18, another startup, Valar Atomics, hit the same milestone in Utah, reaching what is known as criticality -- the point at which a reactor can sustain its own nuclear chain reaction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
When liquid MMA is exposed to heat or light, it will start a chain reaction, said Elaine Villanueva Bernal, a lecturer at Cal State Long Beach’s department of chemistry and biochemistry.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The most modest of these options, the radioactive spray, would take at least a year to perfect after the first chain reaction was achieved.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
