stricken
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Evacuations were taking place Wednesday from a cruise ship stricken with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, the World Health Organization said, as experts confirmed a rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"These people do a fantastic job, volunteers in the community and putting their life at risk to go and save another vessel that was stricken and in danger."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Representatives of nearly 40 organizations in cities across the country have reached out to him for advice on how similar programs might work in their stricken neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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
Paul Marshall lowered himself into the armchair lately used by the stricken Arabella.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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