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knock-on

adjective

  1. resulting inevitably but indirectly from another event or circumstance

    the works closed with the direct loss of 3000 jobs and many more from the knock-on effect on the area

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noun

  1. rugby the infringement of playing the ball forward with the hand or arm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. rugby to play (the ball) forward with the hand or arm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The hosts were denied a bonus point as referee Christophe Ridley's mistake prevented Raffi Quirke from scoring a certain fourth try when he blew up for a Sale knock-on, with replays showing the ball had come off the hand of Sarries flanker Nick Isiekwe.

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The unsighted referee's decision to blow his whistle at what he thought was a Sale knock-on was all that stopped the Sharks from claiming a deserved bonus point, which would have moved them up to 49 points.

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That has had a knock-on impact on the dollar, which has seen steep falls.

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Christopher Dring, who writes about the gaming industry in The Game Business newsletter, said while Sony did not directly mention tariffs in its decision, their "knock-on effect" could have an impact on pricing worldwide.

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"We are worried about the knock-on effects and copycat incidents," he said on Sunday.

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