cascade
Example Sentences
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The report also is more lagged than usual, because last fall’s government shutdown has caused cascading delays in the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s publication calendar.
“When stocks are blasting skyward, even the most steadfast can be sucked into the updraft. When they are cascading downward, keeping one’s cool is almost impossible.”
From MarketWatch
The whole stack cascaded down to the carpet, skidding toward the wall.
From Literature
Conuma’s production pause cascaded far beyond eastern British Columbia as it halted a railroad line, stalled activity at a Pacific Ocean port and complicated steelmaking schedules in Asia.
The higher level of absences “can result in longer wait times at checkpoints, leading to missed or delayed flights, which has a cascading negative impact on the American economy,” she added.
From MarketWatch
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