Today’s “Word of the Day” is knock-on effect and it is a noun meaning “an event (or a process/action) that causes several other events to happen indirectly one after the other; secondary/indirect effect, consequence/implication, chain of events; ripple effect, domino effect”.
Example Sentence: “Children and young people are among the most severely impacted by the knock-on effects of COVID-19,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.
This word is present in The Hindu International article Activist Thunberg helps launch effort protecting children from COVID-19 and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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