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The crash, reported around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, was a chain reaction that started when a car driving westbound stopped in the middle of highway traffic to make a left turn, Ewing told The Star.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2024
Second is the chain reaction of re-signing him — because there’s more at stake than just a tax bill for ownership.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 June 2024
The computer simulations showed a chain reaction in which falling air pollution in China increased warming near the coast of Asia, which amplified a high-pressure system along the Pacific’s western edge.
—Warren Cornwall, science.org, 6 May 2024
None of the drivers involved in the crash have been publicly identified, though police said a 22-year-old man was driving the Camaro that started the chain reaction.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2024
Second is the chain reaction of re-signing him — because there’s more at stake than just a tax bill for ownership.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 27 June 2024
The computer simulations showed a chain reaction in which falling air pollution in China increased warming near the coast of Asia, which amplified a high-pressure system along the Pacific’s western edge.
—Warren Cornwall, science.org, 6 May 2024
None of the drivers involved in the crash have been publicly identified, though police said a 22-year-old man was driving the Camaro that started the chain reaction.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 May 2024
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“Chain reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chain%20reaction. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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