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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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The gossamer thread holding the sacred feminine maelstrom together?

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“I just really want to get to the other side of all of this,” Meghan says in one entry, referring to the media maelstrom during their time in Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

"Red card for Infantino" writes the Daily Mirror, spotlighting the man at the centre of the maelstrom: Fifa boss Gianni Infantino.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

In a maelstrom, one might think such niggling questions of jurisdiction and their attendant turf wars would be set aside.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

This suggested that the atomic interior was an electromagnetic maelstrom buffeting the particle on his journey, not a serene, solid pudding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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