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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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Welcome to Wild Wednesday when a maelstrom of factors leaves the stock market needing some of its most trusted Big Tech names to lead it through the chaos.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Pilots from the other squadron were pulled into the center of their fight simply by their proximity to the maelstrom.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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