stranded
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Thousands of sailors are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran charging up to $2 million for ship passage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Chloe and George Sanchez, from Essex, were due to marry at Brighton register office but found themselves stranded on the seafront after struggling to book transport.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
That’s even as a lasting deal still needs to be agreed, with an estimated 800- plus stranded vessels in the Persian Gulf.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
And every time a show closed, there was Uncle Al, sopping up the remains: a few train cars, a handful of stranded performers, a tiger, or a camel.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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