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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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Welcome to Wild Wednesday when a maelstrom of factors leaves the stock market needing some of its most trusted Big Tech names to lead it through the chaos.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Her motto is to keep a “cool head” amid the maelstrom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The 31-year-old wife of Brooklyn Beckham has found herself in the centre of a media maelstrom following her husband's explosive social media post taking aim at his A-list parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Much of the time I was depressed just trying to keep from drowning in the maelstrom of events and emotions swirling around him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

A maelstrom of sand and copper screws and plastic shards swirled around him, the debris of the ship-breaking business ripping at his skin as he ran barefoot down the beach to Pima’s shack.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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