stuck on

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: infatuated with

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An unoccupied vehicle was stuck on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 Rookie Josue De Paula, serving as a left-handed bat off the bench, stuck on the roster for a second round. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 But that's little consolation for those who are stuck on the outskirts of the job market, knocking on doors that rarely open. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a local grocery store after finding a cockroach egg sac stuck on a glue trap. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stuck on

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“Stuck on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stuck%20on. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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