avalanche
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From Germany's 7-1 rout of debutants Curacao in Houston on 14 June to Canada's 6-0 hammering of Qatar in Vancouver four days later, there has been an avalanche of goals.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
The researchers found that the resulting "avalanche network" of potential failures is approximately four times denser than the underlying physical trade network.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
While their subplot is a worthy ding at today’s avalanche of junk, heaven help us if “Toy Story 6” co-stars an out-of-date cellphone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“For a lot of investors, this avalanche of supply awakens dark memories of other ebullient markets,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, an AI solutions group focused on the investment industry.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The eruption had shattered the mountain, and now a fifty-mile-wide avalanche of rock and mud and melted ice was taking aim at the valley below.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury (1950)
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Earth Science - Middle School
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