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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

Amid the maelstrom of the closing minutes in Cardiff there was a slightly comedic moment.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

What I have noticed, however, is the lack of their equivalents in our present media maelstrom.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

The country of 52 million, with the world’s No. 14 economy, has emerged from the maelstrom of 2025 in a geoeconomic sweet spot.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

If you asked me at the time, I’d have said that we came up short for her in the end—that her birthday felt like an afterthought in the maelstrom of the campaign.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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