drift

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In this model, proteins drift until they eventually reach where they are needed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

As long as inflation expectations stayed anchored around its 2% target and the labor market wasn’t tight, it believed inflation would drift back to 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

But its humor is rooted in that hazy 1970s sense of drift, when boredom and isolation start to blur together and nothing feels especially urgent, even when it probably should.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

What kind of economy is India building - one that can match rising aspirations with real opportunity, or one that leaves millions navigating underemployment and drift?

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I pinched my inner wrist as I sensed myself beginning to drift off, but it was as though lead ingots had been tied to my chin and eyelids.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros