stricken

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Years later, Lou shook with tears and reached for his son’s hand in his own mother’s hospital room as she lay stricken with illness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

A clear timeline for recovering the other stricken boats has yet to emerge.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Then the blood left Beregond’s face, and he was stricken to the heart and bowed his head.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien