drifted
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Many analysts had expected the console to arrive next year, but those expectations have drifted further out because of the global shortage of key components caused by the ravenous demand from AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Over time, he said, that image faded as the reality of life on the island drifted further from the Revolution's promises.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It drifted all the way down to 40, which means that only $40 was being spent on puts for every $100 being spent on calls.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
Its stock has steadily drifted down in price since reaching an on-the-day high of $176 in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Every now and then Sadako drifted off into a strange kind of half-sleep.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
