drifted
Example Sentences
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U.S. interest rates have drifted higher in recent weeks, but a much larger move may be ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Others may have come from separate lineages that were left in Australia as the continents drifted apart.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Those consumers drifted toward smaller brands that lease and resell the big carriers’ networks, like US Mobile and Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile, said Kutgun Maral, a managing director at Evercore ISI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
After an initial investor frenzy that saw the company be valued more than Amazon and Microsoft, and Musk become the world's first trillionaire, the price of its shares have drifted downward.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The three of them drifted through the crowd, peering at other kids’ name tags.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
