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stranded

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /


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Plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

The characters may get bounced around a bit and some will feel stranded, but you’ll know you’ve been taken somewhere new by this charming indie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Rescuers plan to use air cushions in the latest attempt to free a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's northern coast for weeks.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

If demand decreases in the future or anticipated AI projects don’t materialize as expected, other customers worry they could end up footing the bill for stranded assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Yet the hard, pessimax truth of the matter found her stranded and penniless in a midsized European nation where she did not speak the language, wearing boy’s clothes and smelling of fish.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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