castaway
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The Seahawks were paced by a brilliant performance by quarterback Sam Darnold, a Jets castaway who rebuilt himself in Minnesota before landing in Seattle this past offseason.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
Cleverly cast brother and sister Lupita Nyong’o and Junior Nyong’o play castaway twins Viola and Sebastian, with Peter Dinklage, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sandra Oh and Daphne Rubin-Vega among other well-known actors rounding out the cast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
The two other prominent theories are that Earhart crash-landed on or near the then-Japanese Marshall Islands, or that she made it to Nikumaroro island near Kiribati and died a castaway there.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025
Villain vs. victim in some folks’ minds, but at the very least — survivor vs. castaway.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
The chaplain loved his wife and children with such tameless intensity that he often wanted to sink to the ground helplessly and weep like a castaway cripple.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
According to Hunter, jury members had made up their minds before the remaining three castaways even had a shot to sweeten their chances at the final tribal council.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
Smart castaways might establish startups that end up competing with the big tech companies, a headache a large workforce helps protect against.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The coastguard said a French Navy Dauphin helicopter was monitoring the area where the boat sank "to confirm the successful recovery of all the castaways".
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
In some cases, people are just set off on their own to a deserted island to cosplay as castaways.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2024
It seemed strange that people dwelt on so small and forlorn a place, a mere sandbar; maybe they were castaways; but he was too weary to puzzle his head about them then.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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