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stranded

[stran-did] / ˈstræn dɪd /


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Emerging economies are likely to be “harder hit by shortages of fuel, fertilisers and other goods stranded in the Persian Gulf because they cannot out-bid advanced economies,” CBA says.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

They compared these records with necropsy data from stranded whales.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited, with only one LNG tanker passing Thursday and 14 still stranded.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“Cap stranded Dimarion in a maelstrom. Remind me to tell you about it when we’re done here.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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