avalanche
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Then, an avalanche that sent snow tumbling into the crevasse gave him the first hope he had had in days.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 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
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
The answering growl was like a deep rumble of thunder, or the roar of a steam engine approaching the station, or the sound of a snowy avalanche on some distant alpine peak.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
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Earth Science - Middle School
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