avalanche
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With an avalanche of media attention and critical praise, its No. 1 counterpart in nonfiction, “London Falling,” by Patrick Radden Keefe, sold 13,468 copies.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Recent headlines about AI-related job cuts at Meta Platforms and Cisco Systems aren’t the avalanche.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
April is always an avalanche, but this year the early parts of the fall and spring season were deserts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
I was pretty sure if I tried to sing, all I would cause was an avalanche.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
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