domino effect
the cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events.
Origin of domino effect
1- Also called domino reaction.
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How to use domino effect in a sentence
At least 29 retailers in the US filed for bankruptcy in 2020, some of them for the second time, causing commercial real estate to suffer a domino effect from unpaid rents and store closures.
The self care boom isn’t enough to save L’Occitane’s US operations from bankruptcy | Karen Ho | January 27, 2021 | QuartzGavin Newsom set off a domino effect at the tail end of 2020.
VOSD Podcast: The Capitol Riot’s Ripple Effects in San Diego | Nate John | January 8, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThese steps toward separation could have ripple effects on the media companies distributing programming and generating revenue across the platforms, creating a domino effect of winners and losers.
Here are the five major forces and trends that will shape the future of TV in 2021 | Tim Peterson | January 6, 2021 | DigidayIn response, property owners along the southern part of Lanikai began installing seawalls to protect their homes, setting off a domino effect of beach loss down the coastline.
Officials Let Hawaii’s Waterfront Homeowners Damage Public Beaches Again and Again | by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser | December 31, 2020 | ProPublicaThis is just one example of the domino effect that slower shipping speeds can have.
A domino effect: How USPS delays may hurt e-commerce startups | Anna Hensel | August 14, 2020 | Digiday
The lack of food can also domino effect into peace and security—already there have been reports about stolen food aid.
This first session set off a domino effect of unexpected proportions.
The former Soviet Union is witnessing an anti-gay, anti-Western, anti-civil society domino effect.
The CVS move will undoubtedly create a domino effect among other pharmacy chains.
The War on Smoking Didn’t Save My Mother’s Life, but It Could Save Many More | Joe Concha | February 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDepending on what Wildstein has, and on whom, he might set off a domino-effect of people flipping, and then who knows.
Revenge of the Nerd: Wildstein Rats Out the Boss | Michael Tomasky | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for domino effect
a series of similar or related events occurring as a direct and inevitable result of one initial event
Origin of domino effect
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