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Sandberg grew concerned her organization was drifting, some of the people said, despite growth in the number of Lean In peer groups known as Circles and a data partnership with McKinsey, the consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

So even though Nvidia was drifting on Thursday, this could be a good chance for investors to buy in.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Two miles away in Ocean Beach, a surfer alerted the lifeguard tower that a dog had been swept into a rip current and was drifting out to sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

Polls were suggesting that the state was drifting away from Mr Biden, University of Georgia Professor Charles Bullock told BBC News.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

“Sometimes he’d make this ‘Booga Booga’ sound out of nowhere, right when I was drifting off to sleep.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston