adrift
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In moving to seven wickets in the match on his comeback to Test cricket, Robinson left New Zealand 55-5, 199 runs adrift of an increasingly fanciful target of 254.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Now, your costume is a leotard with a skirt sewn onto it, so that if you raise your arms, it doesn't come adrift.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
But her efforts are no match for a big storm that sets the house adrift in the wild sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Their actions, casting adrift the ship's captain William Bligh, have been immortalised in books and film.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Like millions of Americans caught in the Great Depression, she found herself adrift in the early 1930s, working odd jobs and searching for a sense of purpose.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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