aground

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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

What’s Next: As late as last month lawmakers seemed poised to move forward with the bill, however the Senate’s version of it ran aground.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

When the oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground 30 years ago, some of south Wales' best-known beaches turned black.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Dad set out one anchor so we wouldn’t drift and run aground, then he fetched the pole we’d brought along and slowly lowered it into the water to feel around down below.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings