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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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Part of how Amer and Naim go for it is with a set of dream sequences Mo has across the season that take on genres and tones related to his emotional state.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
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But as silky smooth as the sequence looked — and as strange as a slump from Watkins seemed — the step-back clanked away.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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The song is a cheeky touch, but also a nod to Daryle’s milieu: a lowbrow America of swamp tours, chain motels, and motorcycle shops.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2025
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Tom’s of Maine became a national presence by the 1980s, stocked in supermarkets and chain drugstores.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Last season, the young striker played two games with the first team but his progression did not go any further.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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There weren’t any game breaking glitches that tanked the experience or blocked overall story progression.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 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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In 2024, nearly 28,000 volunteers helped almost 1.7 million taxpayers file returns.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Dropbox helps filmmakers and creative teams find, organize, and secure all the files that are important to any project.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Jordan Electric Light and Heating Company received four train carloads of coal yesterday and more is still coming.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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The footage, released by Maitland Police Department and reshared by WFAA-TV, showed officers arriving to find the 34-year-old reality TV star at the wheel of a blue sports car, which was stuck on the side of a train track.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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Stephen writes about the nexus of technology, science, policy, and business on and off the planet.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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At Village Tap, a 35-year-old nexus for Chicago’s craft beer connoisseurs, the countdown has been on for weeks.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
27 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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She was broken 16 times in six matches before the final, losing her serve four times in a row against Danish world No. 42 Clara Tauson in round three.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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