cascade
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Departures from other companies don’t cascade as they do at law firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
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
Morton describes the phenomenon as a "cascade" of tropical fires driven by rainfall disruptions associated with El Niño.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Orchestra, mezzanine, and balcony spreading out from the empty stage in a cascade of crimson.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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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
"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 twin cascades of dirt, rock, ice, and water were the largest landslides ever recorded anywhere in the world.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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The trauma of that experience was probably far deeper and more injurious than we wanted to admit, so we just sort of sleepwalked as events cascaded around us, feeling emotionally distanced and impotent.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026
Everything on the kitchen shelves cascaded to the floor; bowls and glasses shattered.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
The light shifted during the afternoon and cascaded through the clean windows, burnishing the room with gold.
From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick
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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
Vineyards’ pain is cascading across California, where some four-fifths of America’s wine is grown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
"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
Then Sorrento opened its mouth, and a cascading bolt of blue lightning shot outward from the mech’s open maw.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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