drifted
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Instead, he entered a management-training program at Inland Steel and moved to East Chicago, Ind., where coke dust from a nearby steel mill drifted into the family home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The haze has drifted into neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia, and as far afield as the Philippines and East Timor, which said it would shut schools nationwide for three days from Thursday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Over the past few sessions, trading volume has dwindled, while major indexes have mostly drifted sideways.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
It can also rescue a tomato soup that’s drifted too far toward sweetness.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Glowing embers drifted through the air, and Morris’s flames were almost purple in the smoke.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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