cascade

"Microglia are immune cells that, when they respond to plaques, kick off this elaborate cascade of inflammation, as if the microglia are partying all night, and keeping the brain awake."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

At Maywood’s Riverfront Park, Ma was accompanied by the vroom of nearby traffic, cascade of a yucca rainstick and burbling hum of a water synth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The table’s triangular, gently curved glass plane reads like the calm surface of a pool, beneath which the legs summon a cascade of associations: sea life, bones, waterfowl, twisted roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

As the world awaits the findings on the devastating tragedy that claimed 260 lives, a cascade of formidable challenges has deepened the crisis at Air India.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Sweat beads assemble on my forehead, ready to cascade.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

"Ripple et al. argued that carnivore recovery produced one of the world's strongest trophic cascades," said Dr. Daniel MacNulty, lead author of the new analysis and a wildlife ecologist at Utah State University.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

Advanced models can be copied in seconds and transmitted digitally, but centrifuge cascades can’t fit in a laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

"The longer it goes on, that kind of cascades into much bigger problems, particularly if there's not enough oil in general to run stuff."

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

The government puts $3 billion into the operation of the park service, and it gets a minimum of $12 billion directly back, and then that cascades through the economy.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2025

A shimmering, shifting light cascades up through the surface of the water.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Her hair cascaded down her back in curls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026

This approach relies on cascaded second-harmonic generation within nonlinear crystals, producing UV-C pulses that last only femtoseconds, less than 1 trillionth of a second.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

“That’s the rumor,” she replied sarcastically, moments after the icons on her screen cascaded in glorious alignment, amounting to a sizable jackpot.

From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025

The effects cascaded across the internet, delaying more than 4,000 flights, knocking out news websites such as The Wall Street Journal, affecting financial transactions and extending into everyday life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Just as Anya began to itch with the need to get out from under the water, the top of it breached the surface of the tunnel, and fresh, cold air cascaded over them.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The new reactors also use different technology from conventional plants, ruling out the kind of cascading disasters seen at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, and allowing for far simpler, cheaper construction.

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

“The sequence was a complex, cascading process driven by a combination of long-term historical stress and immediate stress transfer,” Nalbant said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Rather than being limited to isolated shortages, disruptions in one country or production stage can spread through the network, triggering cascading failures across multiple regions and industries.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026

The show notes pointed to “the dancer’s wardrobe” as inspiration, embracing how fabric can have a mind of its own — gathering, draping, cascading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

In the stairwell, the floors and stairs below were a white-water river, a vortex of cascading waves.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs