domino effect
Example Sentences
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Redemption requests at managers like Blue Owl and Cliffwater are triggering a domino effect among funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Tricolor Holdings filed for bankruptcy in September, coming under a cloud of suspicion about its business practices and sparking fears of a domino effect on banks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025
Understanding of tipping points has improved since the last report, its authors said, allowing for greater confidence in estimating when one might spark a domino effect of catastrophic and often irreversible disasters.
From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025
It helps avoid a kind of domino effect involving other swing states, including Ohio to the north and Pennsylvania to the northeast.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
At one point, when we reach a fire hydrant, Rollie peeing on it starts a whole domino effect.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
