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Recent Examples of chain reaction
Melinda and Erika felt bad about their decision, which caused a chain reaction for the teams at the bottom, but their decision ultimately helped Carson and Jack survive the leg.
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
The most dangerous scenario is one in which an Indian military response provokes a stronger Pakistani counterstrike, setting off a chain reaction that neither side can easily control.
—Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
But just two days before the event, an unexpected crisis set off a chain reaction.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Similar to a butterfly effect, a loss event that happens in a specific industry or geography can create a chain reaction with wide repercussions.
—Vince Tizzio, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Nick Caruso, TVLine, 16 Apr. 2025
The most dangerous scenario is one in which an Indian military response provokes a stronger Pakistani counterstrike, setting off a chain reaction that neither side can easily control.
—Sushant Singh, Foreign Affairs, 29 Apr. 2025
But just two days before the event, an unexpected crisis set off a chain reaction.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Similar to a butterfly effect, a loss event that happens in a specific industry or geography can create a chain reaction with wide repercussions.
—Vince Tizzio, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chain reaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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The full sequence from take-off to crash—final moments of Air India 171 captured on CCTV.—
Hannah Parry
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Later in the demo, Grace returned to the room where the body was shredded, which triggered another chase sequence—this time to a locked gate.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
11 June 2025
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Increasingly, rather than targeting technology, criminals are striking directly at the weakest link in the cybersecurity chain, which is usually us humans.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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By the end of that year, Klarna had deals with roughly half of the country’s 100 largest chains.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
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Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, along with Warner Chappell Music, prevailed against a copyright infringement claim based on a generic musical progression that goes back to Bach and before.—
Bill Hochberg,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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But because the Islamic calendar shifts about 10 days earlier each year, Hajj will be in the winter from 2034 to 2041 in a natural progression through the seasons over a 33-year cycle.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
4 June 2025
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But machines only speak the language of binary, strings of 1s and 0s that control electrical impulses in the computer’s hardware.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
6 June 2025
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There were few strings attached: the U.S. Small Business Administration offered full guarantees to borrowers and agreed to forgive the loans approved by banks as long as they were used for paying employee wages and other overhead costs.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Getty/Newsweek What To Know Prospective parents can upload up to 20 embryo DNA files from their IVF clinics for over 900 genetic analyses spanning cancers, chronic conditions, appearance, cognitive ability, mental health, and other conditions.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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In my own experience, dev AI agents have automatically created the necessary code artifacts like a JSON file or a metadata table containing details about source, target and connection details along with any basic transformations.—
Ugandhar Dasi,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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As the bus reached a railroad crossing in Round Rock, a fast moving train approached from the west.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Mangione continued, describing his train of thought in targeting a CEO who was set to attend an annual conference for investors.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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At the nexus of these efforts by the administration is a push to centralize ever-greater power at the federal level, never mind that Republicans have long been the standard-bearers for the federalist principle of states’ rights.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Jackson suggested South Carolina or Utah, but didn’t offer sufficient evidence to establish a nexus to either state.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 May 2025
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There were nine Hispanic men in the car with him, including some sitting a row of seats in the cargo area, and none had identification, the indictment said.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Tuesday marked the third day in a row of deadly incidents at the distribution center.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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