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dominoes

British

/ ˈdɒmɪˌnəʊz /

noun

(functioning as singular) any of several games in which matching halves of dominoes are laid together

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When America froze Japanese assets in July 1941, it was effectively an oil embargo, and the dominoes began falling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The performance began with Bad Bunny walking through a sugar cane field, interacting with a beloved L.A. taco stand, a jeweler, a nail technician and a group of older men playing dominoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

"I'm not even playing that much dominoes, and that is killing me, bro," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon used that insect imagery, warning that the recent bankruptcies of two auto-related firms, Tricolor and First Brands, could be just the first dominoes to fall, to mix a metaphor.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

Like dominoes, one by one, the great circle of lampposts fell.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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