knock-on

Example Sentences

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Pausing the federal energy tax could have negative knock-on effects.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The often-combative hearing also discussed the international economic ramifications of the war such as the rise in global oil prices, and its knock-on impacts for the price of other goods.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

About a fifth of the nation’s workforce is involved in the agriculture sector, meaning any decisions by farmers to reduce production has knock-on effects across the entire economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Should this happen, Krishnamurthy added, it would have “a significant knock-on impact on individuals’ long-term wealth creation and financial security in retirement.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

In these last two chapters we have been looking at the ways in which intellectual change has knock-on consequences.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton