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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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“History” is a major player in this breathless narrative, as in “gales of history,” “maelstrom of history,” “winds of history,” “tide of history” and the “frenetic pace of history”—all within a few dozen pages.

From The Wall Street Journal

What looks like a vast maelstrom of dust within the outer belt may be the ghost of another gargantuan impact.

From New York Times

Financial turmoil: First Republic Bank, which is based in San Francisco, is sliding into a financial maelstrom, one from which an exit appears increasingly difficult.

From New York Times

First Republic Bank is sliding dangerously into a financial maelstrom, one from which an exit appears increasingly difficult.

From New York Times

Friday’s action suggests that many if not most conservative justices aren’t eager to plunge back into the abortion maelstrom.

From Washington Post