knock-on

Example Sentences

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One knock-on effect might be that farmers plant less for fear of losing crops to a strong El Niño, making its impact on ag commodity prices a self-fulfilling prophecy, Marex says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

So an Apple contract would likely have knock-on effects, validating Intel’s manufacturing to other potential customers.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Sewage and agricultural pollution in rivers is having an "alarming" knock-on impact on marine life in underwater forests along the British coastline, according to new research.

From BBC • May 2, 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