stricken
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Michael Jackson is stricken on the eve of a comeback tour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
As the astronauts broke the distance record set by the stricken Apollo 13 crew in 1970, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen called down to Mission Control in Houston.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
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
The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.
From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026
I was stricken, too, by the thought that Mr. Kendall might have found the bit of treasure I’d kept back for myself.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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