stranded
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Plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Rescuers plan to use air cushions in the latest attempt to free a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's northern coast for weeks.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
However, liquefied natural gas tankers “remain at a standstill, with vessels stranded on both sides of the strait and operators still awaiting clearer security guarantees before re-entering the route,” Kpler added External link.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
In 2009, Universal Pictures adapted “Land of the Lost” into a $100-million box-office flop about the tales of a family stranded in a dinosaur-ridden jungle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
This was the length of time the poor sailor in the book was stranded on the island, which, understandably, he came to call the Island of Despair.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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