stuck

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The ruling ordered the government to reimburse roughly $175 billion that importers had paid over the past year, though the refunds are stuck in legal wrangling.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Most have been stuck on board more than a month, because fewer than 200 ships have managed to slip through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Bruins didn’t even panic when their leader seemed to panic, as Betts spent nearly half of the first quarter on the bench complaining that, “I’ve got something stuck in my throat.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Laing laughs as he recalls one nasty comment that stuck.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

He leaned over and stuck the tip of his long pink tongue into the sour mash and then looked at me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls