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

Canavan said failure to adequately handle the problem of homelessness will have knock-on impacts for health and social care.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Occupational burnout is a health condition that stems from persistent and prolonged periods of stress that can have significant knock-on health effects.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 12, 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