avalanche
Example Sentences
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Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"So when we had a lot of snow in January, there was a high avalanche risk."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
"But the avalanche risk has gone down from a 5/5 to a 3/5, so I feel reassured."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The decisions will help determine the direction of an economy that powered through an avalanche of change in 2025 and emerged in the new year on a better-than-expected footing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Before Sierra could even digest the avalanche of information she’d just heard, Nydia had turned and disappeared into the stacks.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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