beached

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MFA’s example from that summer, “Three Boys on a Beached Dory,” is a charming grisaille work depicting the children, wearing broad-brimmed hats, looking at sailboats on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Beached sea lions can appear disoriented and agitated, with symptoms such as head bobbing, foaming at the mouth, seizures and loss of motor skills.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

On Our Radar: A Beached Whale Rescue coordinators say there is little they can do to save an emaciated 60-foot whale that washed up on a beach in the Breezy Point section of Queens.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2012

In the end, of course, Beached turns out to be nothing of the sort.

From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2011

Beached whales, porpoises caught in fishing nets, mermaids with hangnails— they’d call me to come underwater and help.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan