stricken
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The item, which goes under the hammer in Penshurst later this month, was awarded to the engineer of a steamship responsible for saving more than 700 of the stricken ocean liner's passengers in April 1912.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
"There was some expectation that we'd get another guitar player and just get out there and tour, but we couldn't. We couldn't do that. We were just stunned and grief stricken."
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Madigan: I feel stricken by what’s happening with the Washington Post, stricken.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
“You’re so much more of an asset than a liability, Michelle, you have to know that,” he said, looking stricken.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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