domino effect
Example Sentences
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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
There is also a domino effect to estrangements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 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
Uncertainty around Najee Harris’ return still looms, creating a domino effect in the running back room.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 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
