drift
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“If our general drift is in line with what the stock market is saying—that these are the most valuable companies—great.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
After signing a waiver, strapping on a helmet and paying a $30 fee, audience members can ride along in the passenger seat of a professional driver’s drift car.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Expectations for such stocks are so low that a positive earnings surprise in fact is a genuine surprise — and these stocks on average do experience a post-earnings announcement drift.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
She says there is too much opportunity for "drift and delay" in the old system, which meant that "in lots of cases before we were able to provide any support, months could have drifted past".
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Maybe a girl would approach, and I’d have to mutter an excuse, drift away, and wait in dread for the long walk back, when Haskel and Dovid would tease me mercilessly.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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