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maelstrom

[mayl-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

It took massive lending and Treasury purchases by the Fed to calm the maelstrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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

Silently observing the passive-aggressive maelstrom, Marina will receive an intense immersion in what her life might have been like if he’d lived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

When we’d resumed an even keel, we squinted into the maelstrom and screamed our friends’ names.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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