chain reaction
Example Sentences
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Even a small liquidation in such a tightly coupled system can produce a chain reaction with major consequences.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
One possibility is that water from rainfall or melting ice may have destabilised the ground or ice, triggering a chain reaction.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
In December 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi set off humanity’s first nuclear chain reaction, in a squash court at the University of Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Her question set off a chain reaction, a chorus of voices shouting and screaming at Berendht, who seemed to get more and more uncomfortable, more rigid.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
