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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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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

Anthropic said last week that it is investigating potentially unauthorized access to Mythos, adding to fears about a potential avalanche of software bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Every few months—especially when it was hot and humid—the weight of the built-up paper would become too much for the staples, and a slow avalanche of clippings would lean forward and whisper to the floor.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements




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