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That risk has roiled Wall Street in recent days as a tech selloff has cascaded from software providers to chip firms to other companies linked to the data-center build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

A controversy over a waterfall has cascaded into a social media storm in China, even prompting an explanation from the water body itself.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein has created a domino effect that has cascaded down to the San Fernando Valley’s local seats in the California Assembly.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

“Something has happened here. It has cascaded in ways no one could have envisioned three or four days ago,” said Andrew Latham, a professor of international relations at Macalester College and a geopolitics expert.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022

As a wave of harassment claims has cascaded across industries, CBS joined other news organizations that have carried out the delicate task of covering allegations against their own employees.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2017