stranded
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Their taxis drove into flooded streets during a storm and became stranded.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The dead whale was discovered last weekend, two weeks after a private bid aimed at rescuing the humpback that spent weeks stranded along Germany's Baltic Sea coast.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
The U.K. eased sanctions on Russian oil, while the U.S. extended its waiver on Russian oil stranded at sea by 30 days.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Suddenly, it occurred to Jinny that in all the commotion, she hadn’t helped Ess down the boulders, that she had run and stranded the girl behind after all that.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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