avalanche
Example Sentences
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Four hikers who went missing on Christmas Day have been found dead after being buried by an avalanche in the snow-covered Vardousia Mountains in central Greece.
From BBC
Gonzalez Henrichsen said he quickly received an avalanche of calls from people who wanted to restart manufacturing projects in Mexico that they had paused because of incoming tariffs.
For the second time in less than a year, a pair of ski patrollers at Mammoth Mountain have been caught in an avalanche after a major snowstorm.
From Los Angeles Times
That has led to an avalanche of lawsuits and much greater public awareness of the scope of the problem.
From Los Angeles Times
Construction crews in the Himalayas have to contend with landslides, avalanches and extreme weather.
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