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avalanche

[av-uh-lanch, -lahnch] / ˈæv əˌlæntʃ, -ˌlɑntʃ /
NOUN
falling large mass; sudden rush of large quantity
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If I’m wrong about this, the avalanche never comes and the labor market holds.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 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

Researchers worry that it and other advanced AI tools could allow hackers to unleash widespread disruption via an avalanche of software bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

“It’s an avalanche of earnings power,” says Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“But we must be very quiet. You know a noise sometimes brings things down—like an avalanche in the Alps.”

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis




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