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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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With an avalanche of media attention and critical praise, its No. 1 counterpart in nonfiction, “London Falling,” by Patrick Radden Keefe, sold 13,468 copies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

If I’m wrong about this, the avalanche never comes and the labor market holds.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Frozen Planet II also pioneered the use of racer drones, which captured the terrifying experience of flying down a mountainside alongside an avalanche.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

April is always an avalanche, but this year the early parts of the fall and spring season were deserts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Spirit Lake, decimated by the avalanche, blast, and debris field, was initially unrecognizable to those who had known it before the eruption.

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




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