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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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The climb's organisers said the local guides were at a staging point close to the Himlung Himal peak in Manang district when the avalanche struck.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

He told different people he had stepbrothers whose parents died in a fishing accident or an avalanche, a former employee recalled.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

William & Mary used “a thrilling avalanche of forward passes” and “set their teeth grimly to stage a gigantic comeback” in the third quarter, according to a Newport News story at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

That released an avalanche of ice and rock, initially triggering an earthquake report from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Ten seconds later, a block of earth between where the bulge had been and the summit broke loose as well in a second avalanche.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The researchers point to possible applications in avalanches, landslides, materials science, and particle-filled inks used in 3D printing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

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 avalanche risk remains high in parts of Tyrol - meaning avalanches can be expected - where two fatal avalanches occurred on Friday in off-piste areas.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

Dozens of avalanches rumbled down the steep walls above, but our camp was safely beyond their reach.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

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

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

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

And after a lifetime of scholarship he was so laden with erudition that his ideas came avalanching down faster than he could organize them.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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