cascading
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Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 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
Holding a glass jug, Jorge Velazco Rocha crouches before a contraption of wooden barrels stacked in cascading fashion at his roadside tavern along the scrubby flanks of the Volcán de Colima.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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
The damsel who caused the laughter was of middle height, slender, with blond, wavy hair cascading to her waist.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
