drift

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In this model, proteins drift until they eventually reach where they are needed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

But its humor is rooted in that hazy 1970s sense of drift, when boredom and isolation start to blur together and nothing feels especially urgent, even when it probably should.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

India's youth story is a study in contradictions - of abundance and scarcity, promise and drift.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“We’ve seen philanthropic participation in the U.S. drift between 68% down to about 48% in the last generation,” Hagin says.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Sleep-deprived, our breath shallow and soothing, we drift in and out of sleep.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes