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"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

“Perhaps I am not in the proper mood to believe it,” Isobel says, loosening the knots and putting the ribbons aside, letting them cascade over the arm of the chair.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

It is hard to imagine that Iran’s centrifuge cascades survived the intense bombing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

Water cascades down, down, down from all sides of the square, swirling, pooling, and descending into another deeper, darker, blacker square.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The study also demonstrated that these artificial neurons can be linked together, or "cascaded," into larger networks.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026

Her hair cascaded down her back in curls.

From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 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

James cascaded his directives down the chain of command through emails and intermediaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025

The doorway through which she’d fallen was ten feet off the ground, now completely blocked with debris that had cascaded into the room, making a rockslide.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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

Russell's case was complicated because his fall down the order was precipitated by a cascading series of events.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

He looks around at the trees, the long frosted willow branches cascading down, the topiaries that line the nearby path like ghosts.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern