vagrant
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He served four years, but on his release he had no family, friends or place to live, so he became a vagrant.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
He’s a vagrant by definition — a man with no job, no paper trail or online presence.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024
“Where once it owned the continent, it’s now a kind of vagrant, occupying the botanical equivalent of homeless encampments.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2023
“We’re seeing a lot more vagrant birds showing up,” said Shannon Curley, a biologist at the College of Staten Island who studies the effects of climate change on bird distribution.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022
I decided that my wild and irrational desire was merely a vagrant impulse, and that it would not occur again.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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