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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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His latest report revealed an avalanche of more than 21,000 trades over the course of last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The researchers found that the resulting "avalanche network" of potential failures is approximately four times denser than the underlying physical trade network.

From Science Daily Jun. 20, 2026

While their subplot is a worthy ding at today’s avalanche of junk, heaven help us if “Toy Story 6” co-stars an out-of-date cellphone.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

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

Merry waved his hand towards the steaming lake; and as they looked, they heard a distant rumbling and rattling, as if an avalanche was falling from the mountain-side.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

These deposits form when underwater avalanches of mud, sand, and debris rush down the seafloor and eventually settle into thick sediment layers.

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

The latest deaths took to 18 the number of dead in avalanches in Austria this winter season.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

The man was among six people rescued in four separate incidents on and around Ben Nevis - two of which were during avalanches.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2026

While global warming affects weather patterns, the temperature itself could also have a direct impact on avalanches.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

We slid down on our behinds, little avalanches of sand pouring around our feet and down our pants.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

James and the Lakers were getting avalanched, a run to undo a 17-point deficit got them to within a point before the Grizzlies smothered them with a barrage of baskets.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2023

No wonder Norway avalanched us in the medal count last month.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2018

It added: "Two of the rescue team men avalanched traversing below No 3 Gully Buttress."

From BBC Feb. 17, 2016

The awareness of the trend has since avalanched.

From Forbes Mar. 9, 2011

The wind howled, the snow avalanched, and the air creaked.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Unlike ski resorts, which use explosives and other mechanisms to keep inbounds slopes from avalanching during ski days, the backcountry is uncontrolled.

From Washington Post Nov. 11, 2021

But many of today’s backcountry users want to make graceful turns through steep slopes covered with untracked powder, which means they generally want to ski slopes that have a relatively high possibility of avalanching.

From Washington Post Nov. 11, 2021

For many artists the avalanching awards and wealth of later life come with an unwelcome diminishing of ideas, but Rauschenberg was still avid for discoveries in his 80s.

From The Guardian Nov. 25, 2016

The results came in slowly throughout all the night, and then all at once, with calls avalanching in from key states between 10 and 11 p.m..

From Time Nov. 5, 2014

Back we go, avalanching rocks as we scramble up the shaley streambed and arrive at the embankment where we had seen an ear of corn.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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