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drifted

  • past participle
    of drift.
    drift
    noun
    a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
  • past tense form
    of drift.
    drift
    noun
    a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.

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The mines were covered by soil and roots and appeared to have been placed intentionally in September 2025, rather than having drifted there somehow, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Whether the North Korean mines were deliberately planted or had drifted would be determined by the final investigation, said Joint Chiefs of Staff director of operations Yang Jin-hyeok.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Although the system was conceptually elegant and mathematically orderly, it gradually drifted farther away from the natural seasonal cycle it was meant to organize.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Coast Guard says it rescued 37 migrants aboard a boat last week after it drifted for days without food or water near Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The boat drifted closer, closer, until at last it bumped into the house.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz