stranded

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Rescuers plan to use air cushions in the latest attempt to free a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's northern coast for weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 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

However, liquefied natural gas tankers “remain at a standstill, with vessels stranded on both sides of the strait and operators still awaiting clearer security guarantees before re-entering the route,” Kpler added External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Recently, stranded at the airport with nothing else to read, I had read an article about shark attacks.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson