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Recent Examples of chain reaction
With no natural predators and an abundance of food, their population exploded, setting off a chain reaction of ecological destruction.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
What To Know The fatal explosions occurred in Honolulu, where a series of mortar-style aerials ignited a chain reaction of blasts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Their defensive responses often trigger chain reactions of escalating blame, drawing others into their conflict narrative.
—Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The collapse of Celsius was part of a chain reaction—beginning with the fall of Terra Luna and culminating with the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in November 2022—that brought the crypto industry to its knees.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
What To Know The fatal explosions occurred in Honolulu, where a series of mortar-style aerials ignited a chain reaction of blasts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Their defensive responses often trigger chain reactions of escalating blame, drawing others into their conflict narrative.
—Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The collapse of Celsius was part of a chain reaction—beginning with the fall of Terra Luna and culminating with the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in November 2022—that brought the crypto industry to its knees.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chain reaction
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My Wildest Thriller Yet (Exclusive) The FBI and the British Metropolitan Police both use the same sequence for negotiating with hostage-takers and kidnappers: listen, demonstrate empathy, build rapport and then seek cooperation.—
Gillian McAllister,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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What follows it one of the strangest sequences in Severance season 2 so far as Mark and Helly make their way down a tiny corridor and discover a field of goats.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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State of play: Peter Morton sold his interest in the cafe chain in 1996.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles only has a volunteer, part-time and mostly teenage hand crew, who use axes, shovels and chain saws to stop wildfires spreading, according to the Post.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Studies find that purifying the air at home can reduce symptoms and in some cases, prevent the progression of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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That’s why Shiffrin’s focus is solely on progression, not so much her pursuit of World Cup win No. 100.—
Pat Graham,
The Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2025
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In addition, Coen criticized the idea of attaching strings to assistance.—
WILL WEISSERT,
arkansasonline.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Still, the federal aid should be given without strings attached.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The files consist of investigative reports, memos, communications and other documents related to the government's investigation into the president's death.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to Peter, Monroe was able to deliver that file to Knox’s opponent, Governor Hagan.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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And if Jayden Daniels does enough to beat Vic Fangio’s defense at Philadelphia, the hype train can carry all of us to New Orleans.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The couple took a train to Vienna the next morning to interview a Holocaust survivor.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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Amy Nguyen is a consultant, researcher and writer focusing on the nexus between sustainable business and global value chains.—
Amy Nguyen,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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In its last few months, the Biden administration put together a strategy to counter the nexus of China, Russia, Iran and North Korea — and classified the whole thing, limiting the space for public debate over how to manage the resumption of superpower conflict.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Shafer, who finished third at last year’s BWT Finals in Hawaii, has also been named Captain of Team USA for the second year in a row.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Clean wind power generated more electricity than gas for the second year in a row.—
Sibi Arasu,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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