avalanche
Example Sentences
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There's been no escaping avalanche reports in the French media.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
A train in Switzerland was derailed recently after an avalanche slammed into its side.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The eurozone data calendar thins out after the usual end-of-month avalanche.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
It is unlikely there will be an avalanche of new streaming deals but miners could look at it as an option to create value from existing assets, they write.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
The rats who had been chasing him, and it must have been about all of them, were falling after him in an avalanche of stone.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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