knock-on effect

Example Sentences

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That surge has been accompanied by growing concern about the knock-on effects of the facilities, especially the large amounts of energy and water they consume.

From BBC

“You could see knock-on effects for monetary policy and inflation.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But it needs to be spread at least two months before the silage is cut, so any delay will have a knock-on effect.

From BBC

Such a crisis is a tail risk for now, and possible knock-on effects from the Blue Owl episode seem limited at the moment.

From MarketWatch

By contrast, the lack of meaningful historical data on, and regulatory oversight of, digital assets and prediction markets makes their potential knock-on effects in the greater economy a vast unknown.

From Barron's