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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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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

By morning, the clouds parted, and we found we survived the meteorological maelstrom relatively intact.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In the maelstrom, Root stood tall to notch one of the few milestones missing from a glittering career.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

The authors trace the origin of HTS to the maelstrom of the early years of the Sunni insurgency in Syria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

They battled across the green Abbey lawns, right through the center of the maelstrom of warring creatures.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques