stranded
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"You don't want to go out there and get caught out... you don't want to find yourself stranded, your family stuck abroad not getting home."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Edward was, by then, bracing himself against the water in the doorway of the Twins II cabin, where Cile Steward and 22 other girls were stranded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The characters may get bounced around a bit and some will feel stranded, but you’ll know you’ve been taken somewhere new by this charming indie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Around 100 tankers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, holding about 165 million barrels of oil and fuel—the vast majority of which is set to go to Asia.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
This was the length of time the poor sailor in the book was stranded on the island, which, understandably, he came to call the Island of Despair.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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