cascade
Example Sentences
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Then the CME raised margins five times in nine days — and the cascade of forced liquidation was spectacular, sending silver tumbling nearly 30%.
From MarketWatch
The ruling irons out recent judicial efforts to protect California convicts from what Associate Justice Goodwin H. Liu called “cascading consequences” of administrative debt.
From Los Angeles Times
There will likely be no vistas of forest canopy, no shaded glens with water cascading through a tapestry of conifers, pine sap spicing the morning air.
From Los Angeles Times
If the bubble bursts, a cascade effect of lower stated profits, shrinking share values, and less investment could weigh on Nvidia’s future sales.
Across the way, the words “ha,” “he” and “ho” cascade from the ceiling like a shape poem.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.