drift

During this phase, their outer layers churn and gradually drift into space, while the dense cores left behind shrink into white dwarfs.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

And there is nothing that encourages the drift toward great-power war as much as the loss of collective memory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The jet stream has meandered well to the north of the UK, allowing high pressure to build and warm air to drift in from south.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Earnings estimates typically begin the year at optimistic levels and drift lower as the months pass.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

Neel grabbed the rope before the nauka could drift away and secured it to the dock.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Instead, it drifts with the currents, measuring temperature, the amount of salt in the water and pressure as it moves through the waves.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Anything that drifts too close to the dreaded category of “dump and stir,” a phrase that has done real reputational harm to a perfectly sensible technique?

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The mercury could climb to 38C in Ukraine this week as Europe's deadly, record-breaking heatwave drifts eastward, engulfing the western half of the war-torn country.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The tear gas lingers and drifts like smoke.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Others may have come from separate lineages that were left in Australia as the continents drifted apart.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Comcast shares were little changed in premarket trading, while ITV’s drifted higher in London.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Hernández drifted up the first-base line as he watched the ball fly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026

Across Incheon's Songdo Convensia convention centre, dozens of matches unfolded simultaneously on Friday as small, medium and large humanoid robots competed on compact pitches and spectators drifted from court to court.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

The light was low from the rows of paper lanterns, and waiters drifted through the scene, carrying trays laden with food.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Winds drifting south meant the capital Washington was also hard-hit, coming in at the second-highest "very unhealthy" ranking on the index, when authorities urge all people to avoid unnecessary outdoor activity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Designed to mimic the feel of stunt cars, its four-seated vehicles will twist and turn through banks in the track in an effort to create a drifting sensation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

That altitude is critical because that’s the point in space at which the ionized material could follow what the researchers call “natural highways” in space, giving about six hours of protection before drifting away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

Unlike volcanic hotspots on Earth, such as those beneath Hawaii or Iceland, these plumes remained fixed in one location rather than drifting over time.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

She had somehow been knocked out of the main current and was either drifting aimlessly or was floating toward shore.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret