noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Interstate 35 was closed following a chain reaction crash that involved 93 vehicles.
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The atom splits, starting a nuclear chain reaction .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bombs in the magazine detonate in chain reaction in a split second.
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In a chain reaction on a world scale, prices on innumerable commodities skyrocketed within weeks.
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Instability would spread like a chain reaction .
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Products of the chain reaction were fractionated by size in agarose gels to detect the presence of insertions or deletions.
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The authorities have so far managed to prevent a chain reaction .
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The demise of Woosung could have a chain reaction on other subcontractors relying on a government helping hand, analysts said.
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This is the famous nuclear chain reaction .