adrift
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Antonelli only just missed out on passing Leclerc for fourth, crossing the line 0.3secs adrift of the Ferrari.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He was a sad figure adrift, a relic virtually alone until he was hunted down by the CIA and French intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The most irritating thing about “Mutiny” is that it has decent ideas that it floats and then casts adrift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some of the medical and scientific skepticism is a result of people feeling adrift in a rapidly changing world and drowning in competing information.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The comment left me adrift in a river of teen angst.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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