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drifts

  • plural
    of drift.
    drift
    noun
    a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
  • present tense form
    of drift (3rd person singular).
    drift
    noun
    a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.

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Still, the risk isn’t that stocks suddenly collapse, but that money slowly drifts elsewhere, Rizzuto told MarketWatch on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

The immense umbrella cloud that forms does not behave like a normal ash plume that simply drifts with the prevailing wind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The waxy scent that drifts up the escalators at the Los Angeles Central Library is immediately familiar to anyone who remembers the Mold-A-Rama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Sea-level rise is measured in millimeters, so tiny drifts in the reference frame prevent accurate calculations of coastal risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The sound of Abuela’s novelas drifts across the yard at night.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina