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maelstrom

[mayl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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“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

In the maelstrom, he drew on an experience from three years earlier.

From BBC ● Aug. 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

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

A hulking shape burst through the doorway and hurtled down the corridor, leaving a maelstrom of air currents in his wake.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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