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WordBand 7.5–8.5Toofey picks
cascade
/kəˈskeɪd/
verb
To pass on in stages, one result causing the next.
- “A small error can cascade through the whole system.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))