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Recent Examples of chain reaction
The regulator said the results show the reactor can safely achieve a sustained nuclear chain reaction.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
Scientists have long understood this chain reaction, but a detailed look at how an earthquake-tsunami event unfolds at the source — a subduction-zone trench — has remained difficult to achieve.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Reese said Hershey's changing of its chocolate formula set off a chain reaction because the vegetable oils the company uses to make the chocolate coating don’t mesh well with peanut butter.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the delay sets off a deadly chain reaction as the curse spreads through Nicky's family.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
Scientists have long understood this chain reaction, but a detailed look at how an earthquake-tsunami event unfolds at the source — a subduction-zone trench — has remained difficult to achieve.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Reese said Hershey's changing of its chocolate formula set off a chain reaction because the vegetable oils the company uses to make the chocolate coating don’t mesh well with peanut butter.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, the delay sets off a deadly chain reaction as the curse spreads through Nicky's family.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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The prosecuting attorney provided additional details to PEOPLE about the sequence of events in the murders Rodriguez admitted to in his plea.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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If the Heat had held on, if LaMelo Ball had not scored at the end, Tyler’s sequence would have gone down as one of the most dramatic in the franchise’s 38 seasons.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
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The remote chain of more than 60 islands off the tip of India, south of the Maldives, has been under British control since 1814.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some tribes, including the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma and Oneida Indian Nation in New York, have their own store chains.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The footage was captured using Orion's solar array wing cameras, showing the progression of the eclipse as seen from the capsule, according to the statement released on Instagram.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Any story progression is just a nice bonus.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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With the right prompting from an outside party, the contents of any confidential file that the AI touched in training could be spilled.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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If enough rank-and-file lawmakers stood as one, challenged their party’s leaders and refused to accept this sorry system, the whole shady mess would grind to a halt.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Two men are in custody in connection with a string of high-end residential burglaries in Weston that investigators say are part of an organized South American theft group targeting wealthy communities across the country.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Although it was affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Siesta Key—part of a string of islets along Florida’s southwest coast—is well on its way to recovery.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Once on the train, Stetsenko and Lobanov could see the bright glow of the explosion.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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For the Chinese Pavilion at the upcoming Venice Biennale, for example, shippers could send a shipment from Xi’an to Venice via train with a surcharge of only $100, compared to a $600 surcharge and a delay of ten days or more on sea freight.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The nexus of prediction markets, cryptocurrency interests and some of venture capital’s most powerful figures, including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, could further counter the casino and gambling sector’s clout.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s also the sense, as the years have passed, that this role is the nexus for a number of quirks that Gosling would bring to his later roles, and even his public persona.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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And the two stars, who at first seem to be playing in different registers with O’Hara launching her punchlines towards the balcony and Byrne aiming for the second row, harmonize to deliver a master class in physical comedy.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Flying into Singapore over the weekend gave me a front row seat to the literal sea of cargo ships sitting idle in the Port of Singapore.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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