avalanche
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“We stand in an avalanche of forgetfulness, resisting the sway of disappearance.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“It’s an avalanche of earnings power,” says Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
"I'm very sad that avalanche covered the school," one child wrote, addressing the letter to a teacher they didn't know had already been killed.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
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
He took the brush, and began sweeping it through the silver avalanche with fingers which were deft from practice, while the Queen closed her eyes.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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Earth Science - Middle School
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