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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, in November 2022, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT and set off an avalanche of requests to connect data centers to the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

April is always an avalanche, but this year the early parts of the fall and spring season were deserts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Ten seconds later, a block of earth between where the bulge had been and the summit broke loose as well in a second avalanche.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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