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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The dealmaking frenzy, which has drawn much of the technology industry into the maelstrom, has contributed to growing fears that a bubble is building in AI infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

The maelstrom roared around him, up and up like the walls of a green well, with the bright eye of the sky and the silhouettes of the Crux and the Current circling far above.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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