Lisa Murkowski

What people unfortunately relate to when they think of Alaska oil was when the Exxon Valdez went aground because of a captain that was drunk. But when you look to how we have been safely producing and moving Alaska's oil for decades, it is a track record that is enviable.

American Politician

Martha Nussbaum

Among the good and decent men, some are unprepared for the surprises of life, and their good intentions run aground when confronted with issues like child care.

American Philosopher

Originates from boating where ships can hit the seabed and stop moving.

Nautical Origin

Used metaphorically to describe when plans or activities come to a halt.

Metaphoric Usage

Often suggests an emergency, especially when related to ships.

Emergency Situations

Indicates failure to progress in non-nautical contexts, like business or personal plans.

Failure to Progress

Can imply a stoppage due to insufficient resources or support.

Lack of Resources

May convey disappointment or frustration when something doesn't proceed.

Emotional Impact

 of some of the most iconic and threatened species on the planet. And yet there's a proposal, of course, to build a pipeline to take huge tankers, 10 times the size of the Exxon Valdez, through some of the most difficult-to-navigate waters in the world, where only just a few years ago, a BC ferry ran aground.

Garth Lenz: The true...

 circles and we get some great pictures plane you can never do that this is from the plane there's a living dunes of the name of desert they get their own water from from fog and this is the wreck of the Edouard Boleyn it was a ship that ran aground in 1909 so you can see how much the the

George Steinmetz: Seeing...

 using the cove as a trap they run the fish aground

Aground

Nautical Origin

Metaphoric Usage

Emergency Situations

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