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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

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

Anthony and Grietje left the maelstrom of 17th-century Amsterdam to start over in the New World.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

On March 10, AT 3:50 p.m., justice was served in a maelstrom of emotion, grief, and a nagging uncertainty that had plagued these people since it all began.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel


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