stranded

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Ryanair passengers were stranded in Greece after their UK-bound flight left without them as airports grapple with passport control delays.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Once formal approval is given to re-open, stranded ships could theoretically begin to move through the strait almost immediately.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

There are two major differences between Corning and the kinds of vendors to big tech companies which in the past have been on the hook for stranded assets after those companies walked away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Four years later in Qatar, he played two matches and was stranded on the bench by Mexico’s coach at the time, Gerardo Martino, against eventual champion Argentina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

If the men didn’t drown in the rapids, those who survived would be left stranded in the jungle without food, weapons, tools, and shelter.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple