drift
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Without a stable point to settle, they drift away instead of forming a conductive bridge.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
In midair she manages to turn herself 180 degrees before being caught by her partner, despite her momentum seeming to drift into his arms like a feather blown by a breeze.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
But she says major parties ignore voters' continued drift to minor parties "at their peril".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The committee’s drift away from rate cuts has made delivering on the president’s expectations a thornier assignment for Warsh, who served as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Halfway up, Nhamo found a low cave partly filled with a drift of sand.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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