stranded
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In August 2019, he boarded the Open Arms rescue ship near Lampedusa, where migrants were stranded after being denied permission to dock.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
There are 57 loaded Very Large Crude Carriers, the vessels most closely watched in the oil trade, still stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, said Matt Smith, an analyst with Kpler, an energy intelligence company.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
While Tinsley had struggled to find the zone that inning, she stranded the runners, striking out one batter and eliciting a groundout to short.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 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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