stranded
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The distress channel of his maritime radio was crackling with the pleas of seafarers among the 20,000 still stranded on cargo ships and tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Counting all those stranded is difficult, but the Palestinian Authority's labour ministry said in March it had provided cash assistance to 4,605 Gazans stuck in the West Bank.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
In the sixth inning, Kyle Hurt stranded two runners on base to complete a scoreless inning and lower his earned-run average to 0.90.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
In London, officials at the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations’ sea agency, have been frantically petitioning regional governments and the U.S. to allow safe passage for stranded ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Those stranded in their cars have been moved into the shelters to wait out the storm.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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