stricken
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The version detected aboard the stricken Hondius ship was a rare strain known as the Andes virus, which can be transmitted between humans.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The item, which goes under the hammer in Penshurst later this month, was awarded to the engineer of a steamship responsible for saving more than 700 of the stricken ocean liner's passengers in April 1912.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Years later, Lou shook with tears and reached for his son’s hand in his own mother’s hospital room as she lay stricken with illness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Two of Retrieval’s finest were stationed beside the recovered ransom, but at the moment they were having a little giggle at their stricken commander.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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