stranded
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In December, the carrier cancelled about 4,500 flights, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports across India.
From BBC
Similarly stranded are shipments of fertilizer, aluminum, steel and helium.
They are able to redeploy their jets to capitalise on the gap left by Gulf-based airlines which have planes stranded in the Middle East, said Bryan Terry from Alton Aviation Consultancy.
From BBC
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded around 1,000 ships; long cargo delays and damage to ships are expected to trigger claims.
When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.
From Salon
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