maroon
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The 23 senators present donned maroon velvet robes Monday and swore to "do impartial justice according to the constitution and the laws of the Philippines" at the trial.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
The last man to break the Old Firm duopoly has been seen in a maroon tie at Tynecastle and is in regular contact with the Hearts boss.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Sunday was about the blue and the green but ended up being more about those in maroon and claret and amber.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
In his maroon robes, simple sandals and wide-rimmed spectacles, the Dalai Lama is an unlikely global celebrity.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
His mom stood in the doorway in her maroon scrubs, her dyed hair pulled into a ponytail.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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After an expedition to a hostile planet, he unintentionally maroons his fellow explorers, so they have no choice but to set up a colony there.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022
That maroons 100 chatty senators - including four Democrats in the heat of a nomination fight - for the serious constitutional business of the impeachment trial, for hours at a time.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
The Houston canvases are dark purples, maroons, black: the colors of old sorrows or ageless ones.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2017
Set in Wyoming shortly after the Civil War, the film maroons the titular group of unsavory types at a stagecoach stopover during a blizzard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2015
She and William saw them at dusk, when “the sky was so very lovely, too, maroons, lavenders, blues.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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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
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
In a post on Truth Social, Trump called it a "humanitarian gesture," saying many of the marooned ships "were running low on food," but offered few details on how the mission would work.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
Having been marooned at the back, Sauber became more respectable performers, and their veteran German driver Nico Hulkenberg even finally scored a podium after 16 years of trying in last year's British Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
There’s no denying how completely empty the room is, how alone I am, how marooned.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Fifteenth-century sailors shared stories of ships that had become ensnared in the algae, marooning their crews at sea.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2023
The lack of open nursing home beds is marooning some patients in hospitals for weeks while social workers seek placements.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2023
Debris flows and swollen creeks blocked roads and highways, marooning hundreds of people for hours and, in some cases, days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
In neighbouring Switzerland the heat dried out the shore of Brenet Lake, marooning boats.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
Even the marooning of poor George upon the Island of Juan Fernandez did not thrill your blood as it ought to have done.
From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.
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