adrift
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England were three down inside five overs and 140 adrift of their target, but Bethell and Banton were not fazed by the task.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
With Fin Smith landing the conversion, England were only three points adrift at the break.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Employed but adrift, he seeks out Franca, a former girlfriend and fellow misfit in their school days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.
From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026
If I drew you adrift in apen and ink sea in a raging storm would you laugh at me?
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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