stranded
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For 115 days, captain Mohammad Shafiqul Islam was stranded on the high seas of the Gulf, watching missiles light up the night sky and rationing food and water for his crew.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In Bulgaria, almost 200 vacationers had to be evacuated from a stranded cruise ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But they failed to score again after leaving seven runners stranded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The BBC understands the boy may have been stranded on a sandbank when he was cut off from the shore.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But in the wake of the storm, he’d come to believe he was meant to help the stranded.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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