adrift
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A little over a decade ago, Jason Eck was adrift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Strout, a former Pulitzer Prize winner and double Booker nominee, tells the story of a high school history teacher in his 50s who feels adrift in modern America.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
More than 80 people, including a baby, are feared to have died in a boat which was adrift in the Atlantic Ocean for 27 days.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
He was a sad figure adrift, a relic virtually alone until he was hunted down by the CIA and French intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
‘These fine fellows and lordlings are turning us adrift again. Come along!’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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