drift
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But structure for a teenager who might otherwise drift and cash for a family with none to spare are exactly the two things the lottery studies say matter most.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
I wouldn't go down that line because he has got a long, long way to go but his favourite position is just behind the striker and he can drift out to the left as well.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Reservations for the drift car ride-along will be handled on-site.
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
On reaching the river, Rowdy and I stopped to watch a mother duck, with about a dozen little babies, working around an old drift close to the bank.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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