chain reaction

Another senseless act of mass murder has sadly sparked the same chain reaction. A community has gone into mourning, fear once again stalks the land. Politicians have called for a moment’s silence while refusing to do anything to stop the next one. And gun companies have emerged as the only winners.


Once management in Japan adopted the chain reaction, everyone there from 1950 onward had one common aim, namely, quality. With no lenders nor stockholders ...

chain reaction 

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NOUN

1A chemical reaction or other process in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction.

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1.1The self-sustaining fission reaction spread by neutrons which occurs in nuclear reactors and bombs.

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1.2A series of events, each caused by the previous one:the wine provoked a chain reaction of memories