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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

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

France dealt with similar conditions in Exeter against Ireland and, by a smaller margin, also found a way through the maelstrom.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

He might put out his hand into the maelstrom and become a part of it.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt