aground
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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
He was senior operations manager for the the UK's Marine Pollution Control Unit and one of the first people to step on board the Sea Empress after it ran aground.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The vessel ran aground near Inverbervie Beach at about 11:15 on Saturday.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
One of them, the Dutch-flagged Thamesborg, ran aground in the Franklin Strait, where it got stuck for over a month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
She would just need to swim down the coastline and find a safe, inconspicuous place to sneak aground.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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