marooned
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In short: Wilson snuck a 2,700-year-old poem through the gates of mainstream taste — and after that victory, her arrogance left her marooned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Alexander Selkirk was marooned on an uninhabited island in 1704.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
His universally acclaimed “Summer of Soul” dropped in June 2021, offering deep refreshment to thirsty concertgoers marooned in a barren season for live music.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Nguyen is struggling to piece together the logic that led to his client being marooned in a country where he had no ties.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
There is really no such creature as a single individual; he has no more life of his own than a cast-off cell marooned from the surface of your skin.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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