adrift
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PSG sealed Ligue 1 with a game to spare on 13 May thanks to a 2-0 win at Lens, their closest challengers, who finished six points adrift in second.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
The Briton, who is 20 points adrift of the Italian after four races this season, headed Antonelli by 0.068 seconds after being fastest on both runs in final qualifying.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
But her efforts are no match for a big storm that sets the house adrift in the wild sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Their actions, casting adrift the ship's captain William Bligh, have been immortalised in books and film.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“The kind of mercy,” asked Mordred. “which used to set those babies adrift, in boats?”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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