maelstrom
Example Sentences
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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
Winfield and Buss weren’t the only names associated with the sports world to wade into the mayoral maelstrom.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
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
Amid the maelstrom of the closing minutes in Cardiff there was a slightly comedic moment.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
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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