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
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
Footage shared online shows thick smoke and huge flames tearing through surrounding vegetation, turning the sky red, as stranded residents and tourists looked on.
From BBC ● 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
Stuck in Huntington, Elizebeth was—as she later put it—“beginning to realize what it meant to be a champion swimmer stranded in the Sahara.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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