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
However, the Senate’s version of the bill ran aground after lawmakers planned to include the yield ban.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
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
The vessel ran aground on rocks near the uninhabited island of Jogdo.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 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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