domino effect

Example Sentences

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There are all these things that are a domino effect that you cannot predict.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

While the company has the means to fight in court, the domino effect from thousands of other pending cases could dampen investor enthusiasm for big AI advances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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

If just one of them moved, I thought, the domino effect could engulf the three of us in an asphyxiating mass of literature.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green