cascading

Example Sentences

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Segura was appointed to the role as the city faced cascading climate hazards, including severe drought and extreme heat waves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The Hormuz bottleneck, however, has cascading effects, and a pair of economists Thursday drew attention to one of them: a worldwide sulfur shortage.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

But higher oil prices create a cascading effect throughout the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The Gutenberg Bible, with all its cascading social effects, would come later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Swaying in the doorway was a huge barefoot apparition in striped men’s pajamas, gray hair cascading over its shoulders, a wild look in its eyes.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson