stranded
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Plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The stranded sailors were granted 30-day entry visas by the Sri Lankan government and were housed in navy and air force camps.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Emerging economies are likely to be “harder hit by shortages of fuel, fertilisers and other goods stranded in the Persian Gulf because they cannot out-bid advanced economies,” CBA says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
A terrible storm came around the first of February, bringing with it downed power lines, stranded motorists, and, for me, a bout of hallucinations.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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