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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

Anthropic said last week that it is investigating potentially unauthorized access to Mythos, adding to fears about a potential avalanche of software bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

A veritable avalanche of earth and rocks cascaded over the parapet.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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