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But as the Fed tightened, it reduced its portfolio of mortgage-backed securities, causing rates to drift up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

After anchoring a boat, they placed an underwater speaker in the water and allowed it to drift with the current as far as 19 meters from the vessel.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

As soon as they begin to wonder, the Holbrooke sisters — almost imperceptibly — begin to drift apart before snapping back in place.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

So yeah, I have enough to let a year drift, but I don’t know how to gauge or judge getting back into the club, the business, because corporations are frightened.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

I drift off, and a wave of thoughts hits me, threatening to pull me into the undertow and drown me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The immense umbrella cloud that forms does not behave like a normal ash plume that simply drifts with the prevailing wind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Captivated, she drifts in and stands behind him, unseen by him until the final words.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In “God Knows Where I Am,” Linda Bishop, diagnosed variously as having “bipolar disorder with psychosis” or schizoaffective disorder, drifts “between shelters, hospitals, and jail” before finding refuge in a deserted farmhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

The smoke was so thick that it billowed through the roads in drifts as wide as glaciers, dimming the sunlight until it became impossible to tell whether it was morning or midday.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

And it meant he also had an understanding boss if his mind drifted at work.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The mines were covered by soil and roots and appeared to have been placed intentionally in September 2025, rather than having drifted there somehow, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Whether the North Korean mines were deliberately planted or had drifted would be determined by the final investigation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff director of operations Yang Jin-hyeok.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

A layer of dust filmed the floor, and cobwebs drifted in every corner.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

A U.S. pressure campaign has left dozens of Iranian or Iranian-linked oil tankers stranded and drifting in Asian waters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Without that legal certainty, every rule becomes another lawsuit, every standard becomes another risk, and the system keeps drifting toward a professional model.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The hazardous smoke has led to an increase in respiratory problems, forced schools to close, and has been drifting to neighbouring countries including -- Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Yet what made the contest so compelling was the growing sense that, even while Itauma was winning rounds, he was drifting closer to defeat.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Later, my mind drifting, I watch Caesar sleeping with his revolver resting on the ground beside him.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes