stranded
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Austrian police are investigating a German man aged 21 on suspicion of endangering public safety, after his 17-year-old female friend was left stranded on Germany's highest mountain Zugspitze in sub-zero temperatures.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In 1901 an American botanist and travel writer, Elizabeth Taylor, traveled two hours by rowboat to reach the island and found herself stranded by a storm for 16 days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Lubinets said he wanted to see new ceasefires, similar to the one in Oleshky, and that he had discussed the fate of other Ukrainian citizens -- stranded or imprisoned -- with Lantratova.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Their situation became even more dangerous when pack ice destroyed their ship, leaving them stranded in one of the world's most unforgiving environments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
And while they were down there the rope came loose and they drifted out to sea and got stranded with no oars.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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