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domino effect

NOUN
cumulative effect from one event setting off a chain of events
Synonyms
WEAK
causal sequence cause and effect chain of events contagion effect domino theory knock-on knock-on effect ripple effect slippery slope

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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

The latest blackout was due to an outage in a generating unit at one of the country's eight thermoelectric plants, triggering a domino effect in the system, according to authorities.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 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

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

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