stranded
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Chaos ensued: passengers told the BBC they were stranded on platforms for hours, with some having to book hotels for the night.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
On the eve of kick-off, the Stallions were still stranded in Morocco after their connecting flight to Buenos Aires was cancelled.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
According to the suit, the issues led to at least one collision and two train breakdowns that stranded hundreds of travelers in the heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
The collapse of the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024 had stranded thousands of Iraqis, mostly women and children, in a camp in Syria’s northeast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
He’d been hearing about the New Orleanians stranded under highway overpasses, and he didn’t want to be among them.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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