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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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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

The authors trace the origin of HTS to the maelstrom of the early years of the Sunni insurgency in Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

France dealt with similar conditions in Exeter against Ireland and, by a smaller margin, also found a way through the maelstrom.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

Soon they were in the eye of a maelstrom.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan