marooned
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Clotted ribbons of trash were drifting past, from marooned vessels forced to toss rotting garbage overboard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Nguyen is struggling to piece together the logic that led to his client being marooned in a country where he had no ties.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Having been marooned at the back, Sauber became more respectable performers, and their veteran German driver Nico Hulkenberg even finally scored a podium after 16 years of trying in last year's British Grand Prix.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Footage taken in the moments before the impact showed multiple motorists driving around the marooned car.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
We also debated heading down to Camp Two that afternoon, but Taske was insistent that we not descend from the Col while Hall was marooned on the South Summit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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