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aground

[uh-ground] / əˈgraʊnd /


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“The Little Sister” grows even more intriguing once the love affair runs aground, forcing Fatima to flounder in her heartache.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

Then she wrote a pilot for a different series with Olivia Colman, but it too ran aground.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Even if the yield provision moves forward, there are significant risks where the Clarity Act runs aground on unrelated issues.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

It is thought that the wreck is most likely the Fame from Hoorn, an armed Dutch merchant ship that ran aground and sank in 1631.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

Victarion had no way to know whether they had foundered, run aground, or been blown off course.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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