stranded
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Around 100 tankers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, holding about 165 million barrels of oil and fuel—the vast majority of which is set to go to Asia.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The characters may get bounced around a bit and some will feel stranded, but you’ll know you’ve been taken somewhere new by this charming indie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank, while suffering from a skin condition brought on by the lower salt levels of the Baltic Sea.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
I knew this because I was born less than forty miles from where I was stranded now.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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