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maelstrom

[mayl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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The gossamer thread holding the sacred feminine maelstrom together?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I just really want to get to the other side of all of this,” Meghan says in one entry, referring to the media maelstrom during their time in Britain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

In the maelstrom, he drew on an experience from three years earlier.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

SEATTLE—For all of the controversy that had engulfed Team USA in the 24 hours leading up to its match against Belgium, the game itself was always going to represent something more than a political maelstrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

The maelstrom was coming undone, with little twisters coiling sideways out of the water.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee


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