drifting
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The government is working with industry "to bring young people back into the labour market and prevent them from drifting into the welfare system", he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
As he tried to check if the local health centre was open in the middle of the night Sandra's pain left her and she started "drifting off".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The bank continues to see a risk that guidance will be changed to a margin of more than 5%, drifting down from the current guide of the low end of around 5.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“It would somehow feel thin and hollow, and people may not know why their attention is drifting, but it would drift,” MacFarlane said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The men slept exposed on the ground, with snow drifting up against their backs.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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