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maelstrom

[mayl-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

"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

New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart found himself at the center of a cultural maelstrom after appearing on stage with Trump in upstate New York last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The first thing I noticed was the reef—a black crag of coral with a fig tree clinging to the top, an oddly peaceful thing in the middle of a maelstrom.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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