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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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"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

It took massive lending and Treasury purchases by the Fed to calm the maelstrom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 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

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

When we’d resumed an even keel, we squinted into the maelstrom and screamed our friends’ names.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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