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cascade

[kas-kayd] / kæsˈkeɪd /




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It has been desperate to avoid a ban, warning that it risked creating a cascade of unintended consequences that would throttle supplies of diesel and gasoline in the U.S. and lead to spiking prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Automated clinical decision support systems could be designed to recognize a possible prescribing cascade as it develops.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Firefighters climbed stairs and ran toward mortal danger, while a cascade of people tried as hard as they could to get down.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

It is an understatement to say this triggers a cascade of questions.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

A juggler kept a cascade of burning clubs spinning through the air.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

The analysis further argues that comparisons with trophic cascades around the world relied on equilibrium assumptions that do not fit Yellowstone's still recovering, non equilibrium ecosystem.

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

Great swathes of incandescence trembled and parted like angels’ wings beating; cascades of luminescent glory tumbled down invisible crags to lie in swirling pools or hang like vast waterfalls.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

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

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 light shifted during the afternoon and cascaded through the clean windows, burnishing the room with gold.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

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

At the same time, warming is destabilising permafrost - permanently frozen ground that can thaw as temperatures rise - and high mountain slopes, increasing the possibility of cascading hazards, the report says.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

That has cascading ramifications for their suppliers and customers across economies such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

"Hey!" cried Specimen, as the brittle sticks of charcoal went cascading over his drawing.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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