chain reaction

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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. 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
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Noun
  • 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
  • Take, for instance, a sequence in episode two, where the vigilantes known as The Boys have to fight the supe Splinter (Rob Benedict), who can clone himself.
    Esther Zuckerman, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • The Wegmans grocery chain has also improved the customer experience by using the GS1 Digital Link.
    Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • When his family was out of town, Baumeister, who owned the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain, would go to gay bars across the Indianapolis area and allegedly find men to bring home.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Employees evaluated companies based on a set of factors including belonging and community, sustainability and awareness, compensation and benefits, training and career progression, work-life balance, working environment, company image, mental well-being, job security and corporate culture.
    Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • There’s everything from 19th-century crazy quilts to vintage napkins, even a bag of stretchy strings.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The insinuation tapped into long-standing suspicions among conspiracy theorists and online sleuths that incriminating and sensitive files in the government’s possession have yet to be released.
    Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
  • Then Musk hit back by claiming Trump is blocking release of the files about the case of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein because he is named in them.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit Jammu in early June to inaugurate the first Vande Bharat train service from Katra to Kashmir, a route that passes through the world's highest Chenab Bridge and connects the region to New Delhi for the first time.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Stephen writes about the nexus of technology, science, policy, and business on and off the planet.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
  • But the real nexus of The 5th Element Pulitano says, will be deep meaning, spirituality and elevated vibes.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • With Tiller on board, his OTE team actually won the league crown two years in a row.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
  • 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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