stranded

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The president, however, was angered that a news outlet, which he did not name, reported that the weapons system officer had gone missing and was stranded behind enemy lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Similarly stranded are shipments of fertilizer, aluminum, steel and helium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

First spotted in German coastal waters in early March, the whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank on Timmendorfer Strand, near the town of Travemünde.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

I paused to rest half-way and looking through the trees I could still see the stranded ship leaning towards the shore.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier