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maelstrom

[meyl-struhm] / ˈmeɪl strəm /


NOUN
whirlpool
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Welcome to Wild Wednesday when a maelstrom of factors leaves the stock market needing some of its most trusted Big Tech names to lead it through the chaos.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The 31-year-old wife of Brooklyn Beckham has found herself in the centre of a media maelstrom following her husband's explosive social media post taking aim at his A-list parents, Sir David and Lady Victoria.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Much of the time I was depressed just trying to keep from drowning in the maelstrom of events and emotions swirling around him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

By the time his vision had settled, the dwarf had disappeared into a maelstrom of churning muck.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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