domino

Example Sentences

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The end of Sora is most certainly not the first domino or the bursting of the AI bubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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

“We would not be surprised if Cliffwater is the canary in the coal mine and will be the first domino in the ‘bank run’ we foresee,” Rosen wrote in the letter, which the Journal reviewed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"They're building a pipeline for the future, and they do not want this to be the first domino," she said, adding that they do not have a "huge incentive" to "perfectly" comply with the ban.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

“Grade-A jerk, remember? Anyways, about the letter,” I said, and then paused, biting my lip as I considered the domino of events that were already in motion.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin