drift
Example Sentences
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According to a commentary in state-owned Xinhua, the "kill line" meme "underscores how far the lived reality can drift from the ideals once broadcast to the world".
From BBC
Made on a modest budget, the film follows a ragtag group of final-year students at Delhi's School of Planning and Architecture as they drift, stall and inch toward graduation.
From BBC
This outcome drifted as the year wore on, but only slightly: The figures for November suggest the tariffs had “an 86 percent pass-through to U.S. import prices,” the researchers say.
With Teeton drifting in and out of consciousness, guards from the nearby barracks arrived as local residents appeared on the scene, alongside police and paramedics.
From BBC
Rebalancing is crucial for risk control, preventing portfolio drift, and often requires acting against investor psychology.
From Barron's
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