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stranded

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /


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In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

About 100 people have been left stranded in Milan after a flight to Manchester left without them.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited, with only one LNG tanker passing Thursday and 14 still stranded.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“I was curious when I saw the fire. It gave me quite a shock. I never expected to be rescuing anyone stranded there.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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