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adrift

[uh-drift] / əˈdrɪft /
ADVERB
floating out of control
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WEAK
anchored on course tied down


ADVERB
off course
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Brighton, meanwhile, are seventh on 53 points - two behind the Cherries and five adrift of Villa, after a comfortable 3-0 home win over relegated Wolves.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

It was the Italian's third pole in four grands prix this season and his team-mate and title rival George Russell was down in fifth place, 0.399 seconds adrift.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It should be the perfect setup for staples to shine with their steady-eddy model, but that’s not what’s happened, leaving skittish investors adrift.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Cast adrift by US President Donald Trump's immigration policy, the migrants spend their days on their mobile phones, trying to contact their families.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Separated from the world in which she had grown up, she seemed to me to be lonely and adrift.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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