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
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
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
The first Adams eruption occurred in June of 1813, followed immediately by a chain reaction of explosions over the ensuing six months.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
