stranded

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Cut off from historic higher elevation cold-water spawning grounds by the Shasta and Keswick dams, the fish have been stranded for decades in the Sacramento River — where warm water routinely cooks their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

In December, the carrier cancelled about 4,500 flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports across India.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • 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 could tell the river was receding from its rainy-season flood by its peculiar rank smell and all the driftwood stranded along its banks.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver