avalanche
Example Sentences
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Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Much of the economic health of the entertainment industry trades — Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, etc. — rely on the avalanche of ad spending and free content that comes from Oscar campaigning.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
"So when we had a lot of snow in January, there was a high avalanche risk."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The eurozone data calendar thins out after the usual end-of-month avalanche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Enough new snow had accumulated that I feared a massive slab avalanche had released on the slopes above, but when I spun around to look I saw nothing.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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