maelstrom
Example Sentences
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What I have noticed, however, is the lack of their equivalents in our present media maelstrom.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026
The 31-year-old wife of Brooklyn Beckham has found herself in the centre of a media maelstrom following her husband's explosive social media post taking aim at his A-list parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
The country of 52 million, with the world’s No. 14 economy, has emerged from the maelstrom of 2025 in a geoeconomic sweet spot.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
By morning, the clouds parted, and we found we survived the meteorological maelstrom relatively intact.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Roger tugged Billy Costa’s arm and soon all three of them were together in a maelstrom of running children.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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