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maelstrom

[mayl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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“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

"Red card for Infantino" writes the Daily Mirror, spotlighting the man at the centre of the maelstrom: Fifa boss Gianni Infantino.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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

At the center of that maelstrom are the 26 men who will be wearing the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Soon they were in the eye of a maelstrom.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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