drifted

If and when the layoffs are deemed illegal, those workers might have long drifted away, to other employers or other states.

“There’s a shared sense that we have drifted from our core,” Niccol wrote.

England's autumn campaign drifted further off track as Australia stunned Allianz Stadium by landing the decisive blow in a 42-37 barnstormer.

Orbital mechanics mean it's unlikely the half-tonne military spacecraft simply drifted to its current location.

Far too many voters drifted away or fell asleep by the second slide and concluded — reluctantly, in many cases — that given the options, smashing things sounded like a lot more fun.