stranded
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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
But on his way to the race, a minor road accident leaves Lightning stranded in Radiator Springs, a tiny town off Route 66 that’s seen better days.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
In August 2019, he boarded the Open Arms rescue ship near Lampedusa, where migrants were stranded after being denied permission to dock.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
It ended abruptly when the cable suddenly broke while slowly being released from the ship that was laying it, leaving 380 miles of metal and rubber stranded on the sea floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In 1915, a British crew of twenty-eight men was stranded there, with no ship and no way to contact the outside world.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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