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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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In Wales - a bigger test in a maelstrom and a test passed.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

By morning, the clouds parted, and we found we survived the meteorological maelstrom relatively intact.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

At the same time, Salesforce is caught up in the maelstrom of artificial intelligence, and how it could disrupt its business.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

He tried to swim, to kick, but in the maelstrom there was no up or down.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee