stricken
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French authorities, who first became aware of the stricken vessel on Saturday, said they were put aboard a rescue ship and taken to Calais in the early hours of Sunday morning.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 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
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
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 regiment was living at that time in a school building furnished with folding wooden beds, and when the surviving aircrews returned to their bunks they were stricken to see eight beds still folded up.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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