avalanche
Example Sentences
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It provoked litigation and an avalanche of billable hours that only cooled when both parties agreed to explore coexistence.
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
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
Without Sue, without her almost constant presence, how could he have withstood such an avalanche of shocks—the crime itself, his interviews with Mr. Dewey, the pathetic irony of being for a while the principal suspect?
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing avalanche
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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