drift
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If the laser begins to drift away from that frequency, the amount of light absorbed by the nuclei decreases.
From Science Daily β Oct. 11, 2026
There will also be heavy rain which will drift southwards, but little promise of where it is needed most across eastern England.
From BBC β Oct. 9, 2026
I begin to drift back to sleep, when my eyes shoot open.
From Slate β Oct. 9, 2026
Nothing like that was immediately announced, but the drift is what Beijing is betting on.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 25, 2026
Weightless, would they drift away into the great beyond?
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Still, the risk isn’t that stocks suddenly collapse, but that money slowly drifts elsewhere, Rizzuto told MarketWatch on Friday.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 11, 2026
The immense umbrella cloud that forms does not behave like a normal ash plume that simply drifts with the prevailing wind.
From Science Daily β Sep. 22, 2026
Cunha drifts into similar positions to skipper Bruno Fernandes, and Carrick may decide United's structure works better with England international Rashford.
From BBC β Sep. 10, 2026
Sea-level rise is measured in millimeters, so tiny drifts in the reference frame prevent accurate calculations of coastal risk.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 7, 2026
He drifts off to greet more well-wishers, taking Brooke with him.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
The haze has drifted into neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, and as far afield as the Philippines and East Timor, which said it would shut schools nationwide for three days from Thursday.
From Barron's β Oct. 14, 2026
Over the past few sessions, trading volume has dwindled, while major indexes have mostly drifted sideways.
From MarketWatch β Oct. 13, 2026
It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.
From Salon β Oct. 5, 2026
And it meant he also had an understanding boss if his mind drifted at work.
From BBC β Sep. 30, 2026
Before dawn on March 1, 1954, a Japanese fishing boat named Lucky Dragon drifted in calm South Pacific waters.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The bank continues to see a risk that guidance will be changed to a margin of more than 5%, drifting down from the current guide of the low end of around 5.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 12, 2026
Pilots will constantly eye one another in the formation, and warn each other if they start drifting too close to each other.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 19, 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 β Sep. 5, 2026
Some years, local boaters will push the floating bog to prevent it from drifting towards local bridge.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
He was drifting off to sleep when a swirl of color flowed through his head.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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