knock-on

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Experts say its cost will rise further -- with a knock-on effect on inflation -- as long as trade through the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

If smaller agents cannot afford these sorts of fees, Zotimova said that would have knock-on effects for the housing market.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The software slump had a knock-on effect on alternative asset managers amid concerns over lending to companies in the beaten-down sector.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The almost six-week funding lapse has seen knock-on disruption at US airports.

From BBC • Mar. 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