domino effect
noun
plural domino effects
: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events compare ripple effect
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Data latency can create a domino effect on all the other stakeholders in the supply chain.
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This will then create a domino effect, affecting artists, venues, hotels, and beyond.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
This broadening acceptance has created a domino effect, propelling market growth and changing how cannabis is marketed.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
The signing also had a domino effect on New York’s roster.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This will then create a domino effect, affecting artists, venues, hotels, and beyond.
—Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 20 June 2025
This broadening acceptance has created a domino effect, propelling market growth and changing how cannabis is marketed.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
The signing also had a domino effect on New York’s roster.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 July 2025
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“Domino effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domino%20effect. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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