adrift
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That feeling of being adrift without knowing where to turn is what the filmmakers built the movie around.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
She spent two days and a night adrift in the Andaman Sea off Bangladesh after the overcrowded vessel carrying about 280 people sank following four days of travel.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He triumphed by two shots, with Min Woo Lee the runner-up as crowd favourite Bob MacIntyre faltered in pursuit of a second home title, ending four adrift alongside Matt Fitzpatrick.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Obsessing over him, adrift and unmoored in the shadowy rooms they once shared, Olga quickly loses the ability to navigate her days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Now I was beginning to wonder if I could go back to the land with these eleven days adrift in my memory.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing adrift
Illegal
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