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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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Then, an avalanche that sent snow tumbling into the crevasse gave him the first hope he had had in days.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“For a lot of investors, this avalanche of supply awakens dark memories of other ebullient markets,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity, an AI solutions group focused on the investment industry.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

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

Recent headlines about AI-related job cuts at Meta Platforms and Cisco Systems aren’t the avalanche.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The coral splintered, and massive sections sheared off in an avalanche of color.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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