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cascade

[kas-kayd] / kæsˈkeɪd /




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Randy Cassingham, a passenger on board who runs a cruise blog, wrote that the disembarkation order followed a "cascade of problems".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

However, Mittelman is quick to point out that DNA technology can only go so far before "a cascade of investigative steps" are needed.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Critics of full-body scans, meanwhile, view them as unnecessary, citing low clinical yield and a cascade of follow-up scans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The team evaluated each possible cascade using three measures: how frequently the first medication was prescribed, how often a second medication followed it, and how strongly the two prescriptions appeared to be connected.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

However, black-and-white tattoo roses cascade down her neck and arms, Carolina roses with delicate petals.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

That process allowed the researchers to identify 24 potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades that were both commonly observed in the population and had the potential to cause harm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

The new building is part of the main Yongbyon nuclear complex, and reportedly capable of housing up to 28 centrifuge cascades used to enrich uranium.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

When the fine-jewelry company Brilliant Earth sought a Reddit strategy manager to shape its presence in conversation “that cascades across search engines, LLMs, and customer decision-making,” for example, an alarm went off at r/jewelry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

On the kitchen walls, the “Lauenstein Yellow” tile cascades down into polychrome patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

White water pours between the black wet boulders and cascades into the valley below.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

That cascaded through other stocks tied to artificial intelligence, with Micron Technology and AMD sliding 7.7% and 3.6%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

An alert could have been cascaded to local GPs to be on the look out for cases as well as other local hospitals.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

The loss ended in suitably ugly fashion for Tottenham as their frustrated players became embroiled in a clash with Villa after the final whistle as boos cascaded from the stands.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 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

Lydia’s hair cascaded across his chest, forming tributaries and estuaries.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Mark Leonard, the director of the European Council of Foreign Relations, speaks of a build-up of cascading, competing crises in Europe, none of which have ever been properly resolved, he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Los Angeles County uses a network of 27 spreading grounds, where artificial basins fill up when storms send torrents cascading down from the mountains into the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Higher oil costs—and tighter supplies—are now cascading through the automobile-service industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Glaciers are retreating, permafrost and high-mountain slopes are becoming increasingly unstable, and communities and infrastructure downstream face growing risks from complex and cascading hazards," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Water dribbled from them, cascading into a puddle at his feet.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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