drifting
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That was the task Michael Carrick took on in January when he was appointed Manchester United's interim manager and took over a club that was drifting deeper and deeper into mediocrity.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
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
The haze has prompted school closures in Malaysia and East Timor, with haze drifting into Singapore and as far afield as the Philippines.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Some 15 miles off the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, around 20 empty Iranian oil tankers are stranded, drifting with their engines idled as food, fuel and fresh water run short.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
My feet touch the ground, and I lift my face to the sky, to all those bending branches and drifting clouds.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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