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
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
Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and others are still grappling with how to treat citizens stranded after the group collapsed.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
As the regional coordinator for the International Transport Workers’ Federation, Arrachedi is one of the few people to whom sailors stranded since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz can turn for help.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
He was stranded, quite alone, in the dark Muggle world, with absolutely nowhere to go.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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