avalanche
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“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
As the group reached 24,000 feet, an avalanche struck, the heaviest part hitting Shelley and Tawa Sherpa, carrying them about 1,000 feet down the mountain and leaving both seriously injured.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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
But when Malone called the avalanche forecaster to update him on the earthquakes, there was a different question weighing on the forecaster’s mind.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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