aimlessly
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The 21-year-old tanker sailed aimlessly for more than a month, according to ship-tracking data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
She sits silently, her eyes glassy as she stares aimlessly across the hospital ward.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
From his home’s backdoor, Blowen can watch one former racehorse great in particular amble aimlessly in a nearby pasture: Silver Charm, the champion thoroughbred that won the 1997 Kentucky Derby.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
When the trees were in the full flame of autumn’s fire, Abel wandered aimlessly over the island until the sight of the high color had him glowing inwardly with sensations of yellow, orange, and red.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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