stranded
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A French family was left stranded at sea for more than 16 hours overnight after their rented jet ski capsized off the coast of Thailand.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
The rains, which authorities have described as "unprecedented", cut power to more than 20,000 households while 7,000 travellers were stranded overnight at Tokyo's Narita airport.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hundreds of people were also left stranded in Chiba station due to suspended train services, an AFP journalist saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Two California condors recovering from lead poisoning were briefly stranded this week after the fire engulfed the road to the Ventana Wildlife Society’s Discovery Center where they were recuperating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In 1915, a British crew of twenty-eight men was stranded there, with no ship and no way to contact the outside world.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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