stranded
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In 25 years of flying, Ian Nixon had never faced anything like the crash that left him and ten passengers stranded for hours in the Atlantic Ocean, waiting to be rescued off Florida's east coast.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Hundreds of mountaineers and their guides have been stranded for the past few weeks at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal after a huge chunk of ice blocked their only viable route.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 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
“Oh. That’s too far in this weather. My grandma won’t drive in the snow, and you probably don’t want to be stranded at my house until your parents can get you.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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