stricken
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Greensmith said he was stunned to see Shevels fall over and was one of a number of people who tried to help up the stricken victim as he lay unconscious on the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Nothing says things are not going to plan more than long queues for petrol and billowing smoke coming from stricken oil refineries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Then, William Hyde, a middle-aged Black man born and bred in Nashville, looked dumbfounded—he too had been stricken by Chud.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rescuers were still combing the stricken area for victims, search and rescue official Fathur Rahman told AFP on Monday morning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
So matters stood when there came into the stricken country a stranger, a man of great courage and great intelligence, whose name was Oedipus.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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