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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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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

She hugs me, and the sudden movement triggers a mini avalanche in the paper loops that fill the building.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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