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  1. strandingnoun

    The act to strand.

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  1. Stranding

    of Strand

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stranding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stranding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of stranding in a Sentence

  1. Peter Cook:

    Hundreds of sea lions end up in stranding facilities each year. A great many of them do die although some can be rehabilitated and survive for some time in the wild.

  2. Justin Greenman:

    There has been an unusually high number of sea lions stranded since January, stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.

  3. Teri Rowles:

    We urge the public to report any sick, stranded or dead dolphins to the local stranding network.

  4. Justin Greenman:

    Stranding does happen, but just to give you perspective, 1,800 [sea lion] pups have been responded to this year alone. We responded to 1,600 strandings total during the entire year in 2013.

  5. Loro Parque:

    A voluntary stranding is a natural behavior of orcas living in the wild… The orcas at Loro Parque are trained to leave the water on their own accord. This behavior is used for manifold purposes, for example, for presenting the animals to the public, for conducting corporal check-ups, for inspecting their blowholes, as well as for testing hearing abilities of the orcas.

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