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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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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

Winfield and Buss weren’t the only names associated with the sports world to wade into the mayoral maelstrom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

In Wales - a bigger test in a maelstrom and a test passed.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

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

He was strangely suited to the tussle of lawmaking, calm inside the maelstrom, accustomed to being an outsider, taking defeats in his easy Hawaiian stride.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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