cascade
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Critics of full-body scans, meanwhile, view them as unnecessary, citing low clinical yield and a cascade of follow-up scans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Shawna Dawson Beer, a longtime Altadena advocate, was glad this latest review acknowledged that it was “not just a chaotic night, ... but a cascade of failures.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Automated clinical decision support systems could be designed to recognize a possible prescribing cascade as it develops.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
In 2021, a large chunk of a Himalayan glacier collapsed in the valley of Chamoli in northern India, sending a cascade of debris and water downstream that killed 200 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“An ornamental pond. A fountain or miniature cascade, perhaps.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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On the kitchen walls, the “Lauenstein Yellow” tile cascades down into polychrome patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The analysis further argues that comparisons with trophic cascades around the world relied on equilibrium assumptions that do not fit Yellowstone's still recovering, non equilibrium ecosystem.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
It is hard to imagine that Iran’s centrifuge cascades survived the intense bombing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
Water cascades down, down, down from all sides of the square, swirling, pooling, and descending into another deeper, darker, blacker square.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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The downpour cascaded into subway stations and flooded city streets in parts of New York and the Tri-State area, which also includes Connecticut, while some drivers abandoned their vehicles in rising water.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
That cascaded through other stocks tied to artificial intelligence, with Micron Technology and AMD sliding 7.7% and 3.6%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The loss ended in suitably ugly fashion for Tottenham as their frustrated players became embroiled in a clash with Villa after the final whistle as boos cascaded from the stands.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
This approach relies on cascaded second-harmonic generation within nonlinear crystals, producing UV-C pulses that last only femtoseconds, less than 1 trillionth of a second.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
The sound of it cascaded down on them, reverberated from one shore to the other, and utterly drowned out Bobby Moch’s voice.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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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
The exemptions are, in some respects, similar to the treatment of manufacturers’ purchases on inputs to factories, which is designed to prevent cascading layers of the same tax on the same product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
"We have seen cascading disasters, like what we saw August 26, where one event triggers multiple events," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The notion that the cascading events in France bore any relation to the American Revolution struck Adams as outright lunacy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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