avalanche
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In 2015 she released “Sherpa,” a documentary about the Sherpa lifestyle and the aftermath of an avalanche that killed 16 people from the community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
An avalanche of financial research over the past several years has shown the value of guaranteed income in retirement plans.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
A trek to the site of the deadliest avalanche in California history reveals a surprisingly tranquil spot, a stark contrast to the frenzied 15 minutes that determined who survived.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 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
So like an unstoppable mob, like a tidal wave, like an avalanche, we rushed into Camillo Junior High, up two flights of stairs, and to the doorway of our classroom.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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Climbers were forced to leave Mount Manaslu, the eighth highest peak in the world, earlier this week due to the rising threat of avalanches.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
And although thick, this season's snow covering has been unstable, contributing to a steep rise in the number of people killed by alpine avalanches.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
The electric engines were so quiet that one could hear avalanches grumble down immense blue slopes on the far side of chasms twenty miles across.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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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
Macon returned with a basket and avalanched pink shrimp, corn on the cob, and red potatoes across the paper-covered table.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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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
After more than a year of avalanching allegations, the Cleveland Browns quarterback is close to emerging from a mess he created better off than he was before.
From Washington Post
I froze, my heart in my throat, but the avalanching ice passed fifty yards to the left, out of sight, without doing any damage.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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