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maelstrom

[mayl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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"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

It took massive lending and Treasury purchases by the Fed to calm the maelstrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 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

Anthony and Grietje left the maelstrom of 17th-century Amsterdam to start over in the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

If you asked me at the time, I’d have said that we came up short for her in the end—that her birthday felt like an afterthought in the maelstrom of the campaign.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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