beached
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The image of the beached horse first lodged in Nolan’s mind over 20 years ago when he was in the running to direct a movie based on another Homeric epic, “The Iliad.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But I can choose to recognize that some performers, artistic works and brands are simply too big to fail or bury, so they become some version of a beached grey whale’s corpse.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Vonk and his team ensure the country is ready for extreme scenarios: a drought meaning all inland shipping is beached or a devastating storm surge.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
At one point the overloaded boat appeared to be beached on a sand bar by the retreating tide but then it moved further out to sea.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
It sits there like a beached ocean liner, the prow cutting through swells of green turf, windows without number.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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