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maelstrom

[mayl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


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

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

SEATTLE—For all of the controversy that had engulfed Team USA in the 24 hours leading up to its match against Belgium, the game itself was always going to represent something more than a political maelstrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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

At the center of that maelstrom are the 26 men who will be wearing the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The maelstrom roared around him, up and up like the walls of a green well, with the bright eye of the sky and the silhouettes of the Crux and the Current circling far above.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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