marooned
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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
For Dallas, a 10th straight loss leaves the Mavericks marooned in 12th in the Western Conference, and outside of playoff contention.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
While marooned on Paris’ western edge, the spectacular building has nonetheless become a cultural icon in a city where that’s very hard to achieve.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
In fact, the company says the app’s downloads have tripled since the FAA reduced air traffic earlier this month, which sparked a mad scramble across the industry and left travelers marooned.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
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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