drift

Earnings estimates typically begin the year at optimistic levels and drift lower as the months pass.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

In simple terms, heavier dark matter particles gradually drift toward the centers of galaxies, while lighter particles spread outward over time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

And while I won’t go so far as to use a trite phrase like, 40s are the new 30s, well…You catch my drift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

But with that pro came a con -- at such an altitude, the device without its own propulsion would eventually drift closer to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

We stepped through an opening in the bush line and entered the back paths, following the bare earth created by generations of rez feet, doing the cross-lots drift.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It sees a risk that the full-year margin drifts towards 5%, but that could still see it rank above other European automakers for 2026 overall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Standing beside her hospital bed, his mind drifts to Paris and to Penelope, the aspiring musician he married after falling hopelessly in love.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

The mercury could climb to 38C in Ukraine this week as Europe's deadly, record-breaking heatwave drifts eastward, engulfing the western half of the war-torn country.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Tom Cruise spends the movie running through New Jersey with two terrified kids while ash drifts through the streets and giant alien war machines scoop humans into dangling metal cages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

The sound of Abuela’s novelas drifts across the yard at night.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

People drifted between tables with their hot drinks and plates of food.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

Across Incheon's Songdo Convensia convention centre, dozens of matches unfolded simultaneously on Friday as small, medium and large humanoid robots competed on compact pitches and spectators drifted from court to court.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

His responses became longer and drifted off topic.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

But he soon lost interest and drifted away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Snow had drifted into his nostrils in a cruel parody of breath, but his ice-filmed eyes were open, staring at something Torak couldn’t see: something that was cradled in the crook of his dead arm.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

That altitude is critical because that’s the point in space at which the ionized material could follow what the researchers call “natural highways” in space, giving about six hours of protection before drifting away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Unlike volcanic hotspots on Earth, such as those beneath Hawaii or Iceland, these plumes remained fixed in one location rather than drifting over time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

At the instant of detonation, an exhausted Dickman was drifting in and out of sleep, his feet resting on luggage.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

This leaves Jolie as the movie’s magnetic center, with Maxine drifting through despair as she ponders what to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The smoke should have been drifting toward me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff