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stranded

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /


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But airlines and industry experts say it’s unlikely that Americans will be stranded in Europe this summer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Dominguez also said a planned evacuation operation for around 20,000 seafarers currently stranded on vessels in the Gulf could only go ahead once the strait was fully secure.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Fewer rangers could mean, for instance, fewer people to reach dehydrated, stranded or lost hikers, said Chance Wilcox, California desert director for the National Parks Conservation Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Thousands of its customers were stranded while some of its flight attendants and pilots slept on airport floors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Outside the house, he stopped only to grab a bait net and a pail before heading for the tidal pools at the base of the rocks where minnows and sand eels often found themselves stranded.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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