cascade
Example Sentences
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The score is a tone poem for cascading piano, string quartet and sighing clarinet lines.
From Los Angeles Times
Reducing and managing this cascade is one of the central goals of modern surgical care.
From BBC
A blackout that paralyzed Spain and Portugal in April showed how a relatively small glitch on the grid, such as an outage at a few power plants, can cascade.
A cascade of at least eight resignations from the museum’s board of trustees — nearly one-third of its membership — has occurred since spring.
From Los Angeles Times
Margin calls often lead to forced selling, which can cascade and lead to even bigger market pullbacks.
From Barron's
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