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maelstrom

[meyl-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

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

There have been moments of cinematic wizardry, including the extended, unbroken one-shots set in a culinary maelstrom; there have been entire episodes devoted to a single conversation in closeup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 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

This suggested that the atomic interior was an electromagnetic maelstrom buffeting the particle on his journey, not a serene, solid pudding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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