adrift

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Divorce, marriage, kids, no kids; so many of the men in McCarthy’s orbit feel alienated, adrift, untethered to any community.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Another eyesore home defeat, this time to Gloucester, cut them adrift of the top eight and a European spot for next season.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Moscow’s salesman-in-chief has turned the Iran war to his favor, selling oil that until recently was adrift at sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Russell ended up 0.222 seconds adrift of the Italian after a race against time to solve a gearbox problem with his car that threatened to leave him 10th on the grid.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Carl would have to say something one way or the other simply because the two of them were at sea together, moored boat to boat but to nothing else, adrift and battling the same problem.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson