domino effect
Example Sentences
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This has created “a domino effect that also strains hospitals and other care settings.”
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Redemption requests at managers like Blue Owl and Cliffwater are triggering a domino effect among funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
According to Macquarie analysts, a few weeks of Hormuz closure “will create a domino effect of events that could push crude to $150 or higher.”
From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026
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
