shipwrecked
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His Ultron avatar sports the long beard of a fisherman shipwrecked by a hard life.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Newly shipwrecked on the island is Tolomeo’s usurping brother, Alessandro, who is having second thoughts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Coast Guard initially reported a shipwrecked sailor may have sparked the blaze after firing flares for help.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Ninety-six people have been rescued so far and a search is continuing for other passengers who were aboard the shipwrecked vessel that was heading towards Spain's Canary Islands.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
She watched him going with a still-struck concentration, like somebody who, shipwrecked, gets as much fresh water into the little boat as possible.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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