maelstrom
Example Sentences
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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
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
Here eleven poisonous rivers cut through the mist, each springing from the same well at the center of it all, the roaring maelstrom called Hvergelmir.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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