run aground
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Spurs have been run aground from top to bottom.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
In May it was widely reported that a container ship called MSC Antonia had run aground in the Red Sea after a suspected GPS spoofing attack.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025
The bridge’s north tower sits partly on land, and any large ship would run aground before colliding with it, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024
It also caused a cargo ship to run aground near Anapa.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023
If fortune smiled, many of their warships might have sunk or run aground.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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