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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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“It’s an avalanche of earnings power,” says Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’s an avalanche of earnings power,” says Jeff Buchbinder, chief equity strategist at LPL Financial.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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

Much of the economic health of the entertainment industry trades — Variety, the Hollywood Reporter, etc. — rely on the avalanche of ad spending and free content that comes from Oscar campaigning.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Merry waved his hand towards the steaming lake; and as they looked, they heard a distant rumbling and rattling, as if an avalanche was falling from the mountain-side.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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