drifted
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Imports have drifted between 10% and 15% of the overall U.S. beef supply over the past decade, rising with the demand for fast-food burgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
While Anthropic hasn’t set an official date for the IPO, the unofficial timeline has drifted past initial reports of a late-September or early-October listing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
The months-long blazes have engulfed huge tracts of land and produced air pollution that has harmed human health, drifted across borders and frayed Indonesia's ties with its neighbours.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Though different in cause, the two accidents reveal deeper, systemic shortcomings in Spain’s rail safety systems, where investment in modernization and maintenance have drifted since the boom years that saw its networks quickly expand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
She stood there for most of the night, and eventually a few rain clouds drifted over.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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