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Recent Examples of chain reaction
Should the bold promises of AI fall short, the dependence among these major AI players could trigger a devastating chain reaction, causing a widespread collapse similar to the 2008 Great Financial Crisis.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
However, thermal runaway can occur when one battery cell overheats and triggers a chain reaction, leading to extreme heat, flames, and structural damage.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
With that, Cora began the chain reaction that shaped a 4-3 loss to the Yankees, one that set up a do-or-die Game 3 of what has been a tense Wild Card Series.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The fourth wave, in which two large pieces of debris incite a chain reaction of other collisions, has yet to occur.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
However, thermal runaway can occur when one battery cell overheats and triggers a chain reaction, leading to extreme heat, flames, and structural damage.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
With that, Cora began the chain reaction that shaped a 4-3 loss to the Yankees, one that set up a do-or-die Game 3 of what has been a tense Wild Card Series.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The fourth wave, in which two large pieces of debris incite a chain reaction of other collisions, has yet to occur.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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But the sequence was indicative of the Broncos’ general offensive approach under Payton after the first quarter in London.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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This sequence continues with both of them lifting their heels and performing a rhythmic stretch meant to highlight the flexibility of their joint movement.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Around 2013, Hewson was part of an email chain of around twenty researchers working on the problem.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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As for accessories, Stewart added a silver chain necklace to her ensemble with a small padlock motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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Healthy pups Within two weeks of treatment, the Pdha2 knockout mice, which initially exhibited meiotic arrest, showed a resumption of meiotic progression.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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This year a string of grant programs have been eliminated, hobbled or delayed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Its overhead roofing is also great for hanging string lights, so the space can be enjoyed well into the evening.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Massie, meanwhile, has continued to make headlines on Capitol Hill, recently filing a discharge petition with Representative Ro Khanna to force a floor vote compelling the Justice Department to release files tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Looming over Grijalva’s swearing-in is her support for a measure that would require a vote to release the Epstein investigative files.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Look for the romantic wooden train that has run between Sollér and Palma since the 1910s.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That shutdown was blamed on a network connectivity problem that prevented controllers from seeing train locations on the tracks, which made safe operation of the system impossible.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Dimitri de Vreeze is far from the only Fortune 500 company that benefits from Switzerland’s unique industrial-academic nexus.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Duggan family’s decision to open its newest Original Joe’s location in Walnut Creek was seen as a reminder that the city remains the nexus of culture, retail and dining in the East Bay suburbs, according to the Duggan family and city officials.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tuttle grows more than 30 varieties of apples in orchards split up across the 200-acre farm, about a quarter of the acreage is devoted to long rows of apple trees.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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The results weren't perfect — for the third quarter in a row, Wells Fargo missed the consensus estimate for NII, a crucial revenue source for traditional banks.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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