domino
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In the Middle East, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s promised “economic D-Day” hasn’t triggered the global domino of pain investors feared it could have.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The team combined field work, seismic and satellite data to reconstruct a domino chain of events and trace the height of the wave.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
This has created “a domino effect that also strains hospitals and other care settings.”
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Thomas worries about the domino effect this oil crunch will have on everything else he buys, as the rising cost of transport pushes up the prices of everyday goods like food and clothing.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
The rectangular stone was the size of a domino, set in a thick gold band with delicate swirling patterns engraved on each side.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
If they slow the pace of their capital spending, construction contractors with comparatively weak balance sheets could feel the pain quickly, among other financial dominoes ready to fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Role player Jose Alvarado, a true son of the city, later spotted playing dominoes at Toñita’s social club in Brooklyn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Fidgets, weighted blankets, sensory dens and noise-cancelling headphones were on tap, as well as activities including chess and dominoes.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Imagine setting up an elaborate chain of dominoes, where each piece must strike the next in perfect sequence to create a satisfying final outcome.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
And Papá is out playing dominoes after a day of work selling men’s shirts door-to-door.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Objects like dominos and leaves, which figure into the history of Caribbean imperialism, are fashioned from steel and wood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
This process can be compared to falling dominos, but it is far more complex.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 29, 2025
While the dominos are falling at the parent company, these will fall short of triggering a collapse.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
All-time temperature records fell like dominos throughout the region.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2023
Manny and the other old guys who played dominos in the lot had immediately declared war on it.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing domino
"The American Pageant," Vocabulary from Chapters 36-37
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"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Chapter 22
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