strayed

Example Sentences

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He is right that the Fed has strayed well beyond its purview and should revert its focus to price stability and full employment.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

When he sued in 2024, Musk alleged that OpenAI had strayed from its core mission and was instead focused on "maximising profits" for Microsoft.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

But on that day in Chicago, DHS had strayed far from the facts.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

His focus strayed from rebuilding the moral and social foundations of struggling communities toward mobilizing their resentments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

It had evidently strayed too far from its hole and now could not tell what to do.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams