stricken
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One person has died and 102 have been rescued from a stricken Indonesian passenger ferry in the Java Sea, an official said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The game was delayed approximately 20 minutes early in the second period quarter after a Chaminade player became stricken by the hot and humid conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Then, William Hyde, a middle-aged Black man born and bred in Nashville, looked dumbfounded—he too had been stricken by Chud.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The stricken area is comprised mostly of towns and villages with few, if any, high-rise buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The children could only stare at her, stricken with dread.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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