stranded
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In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Thousands of sailors are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran charging up to $2 million for ship passage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
More than 400 vessels remain “effectively stranded External link” in the region, vessel-tracking company MarineTraffic said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
And every time a show closed, there was Uncle Al, sopping up the remains: a few train cars, a handful of stranded performers, a tiger, or a camel.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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