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mayhem

[may-hem, may-uhm] / ˈmeɪ hɛm, ˈmeɪ əm /


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For the Amicus bonus episode, Dahlia unpacks the election mayhem happening in Missouri with Madiba K. Dennie, deputy editor and senior contributor at Balls and Strikes.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Residents living close to the scene of a fatal multi-car crash near Edinburgh Airport have described scenes of "mayhem" in the aftermath of the incident.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Municipalities have set up dedicated observation points and beefed up security, emergency and transport resources in the hope of managing the mayhem during mainland Spain's first total eclipse in more than a century.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cool recalled the mayhem of a 1991 European winter tour when the band played 64 shows in three months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The seconds stretch, each as long as an hour as I gaze at the mayhem of the battlefield.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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