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
The team evaluated each possible cascade using three measures: how frequently the first medication was prescribed, how often a second medication followed it, and how strongly the two prescriptions appeared to be connected.
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
The face framed by this astonishing cascade, however, was not that of a beautiful young woman but that of an old widow with a square head and dried-out mouth.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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This information could be incorporated into several types of automated tools that alert clinicians to potentially inappropriate prescribing cascades at the point of care.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the kitchen walls, the “Lauenstein Yellow” tile cascades down into polychrome patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Advanced models can be copied in seconds and transmitted digitally, but centrifuge cascades can’t fit in a laptop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
There are lights in sconces lining the corridors, cascades of crystals falling from them and swaying with the motion of the train.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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The study also demonstrated that these artificial neurons can be linked together, or "cascaded," into larger networks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 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
“That’s the rumor,” she replied sarcastically, moments after the icons on her screen cascaded in glorious alignment, amounting to a sizable jackpot.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 2025
James cascaded his directives down the chain of command through emails and intermediaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
At night, as the stars unfurled, cool air cascaded off the hills into the valley.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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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
A rise in transit costs has a cascading effect on shipping prices, commodities and consumer goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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
That has cascading ramifications for their suppliers and customers across economies such as Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
On the cup was a picture of a green mermaid, long hair cascading over her chest.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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