domino

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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

"This phonon laser was the last domino standing that we needed to knock down," Eichenfield said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026

The raid’s domino effect has raised concerns about the welfare of children in affected households.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

We kids played among ourselves or circulated among the various groups, observing the domino game, snatching boiled chicken hearts or livers, carrying mysterious messages from the older boys to the older girls.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago