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domino effect
noun
: a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after another
Full Definition of DOMINO EFFECT
: a cumulative effect produced when one event initiates a succession of similar events — compare ripple effect
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First Known Use of DOMINO EFFECT
1966
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