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- noun Plural form of
drift . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
drift .
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Examples
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In this novel, 36-year-old Will Freeman note the name drifts through singles London's cafés and music stores on a steady stream of royalty checks from his dead father's hit Christmas song.
The Won't-Grow-Up Modern Male Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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POINT COMFORT, Texas mdash; When the wind blows in this Texas Gulf Coast town, the rusty red dust that drifts from the nearby metals plant ...
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Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts ..
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POINT COMFORT, Texas — When the wind blows in this Texas Gulf Coast town, the rusty red dust that drifts from the nearby metals plant sometimes creates hazy storms of dust, coating lawns, trucks and traffic lights.
Red Dust From U.S. Alumina Refineries Covers Nearby Towns, Worries Residents After Hungary Toxic Sludge Flood The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Our mercenaries (Blackwater and Haliburton and their minion) will still be on the ground, interfering with the new government whenever it drifts from the preordained path carved out by the American government since The Carter Doctrine.
CNN Poll: Americans overwhelming support moving US combat troops out of Iraqi cities 2009
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Grandmother looks out the kitchen window behind him, her bruised cheek barely noticeable in the dim light as the television drifts from the background.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » CarsonArtist’s Review Forum 2009
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POINT COMFORT, Texas — When the wind blows in this Texas Gulf Coast town, the rusty red dust that drifts from the nearby metals plant sometimes creates hazy storms of dust, coating lawns, trucks and traffic lights.
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The snow was in drifts above her head; the temperature was below zero.
Climb to the top: 'Ovo' creator Deborah Colker fearlessly crosses borders Sarah Kaufman 2010
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While posturing giants dissolved in drifts of smoke.
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And the further society drifts from the ideals of the Army — shared hardship, individual sacrifice for the collective good, institutionalized adherence to notions of integrity, loyalty, and duty — the more alien the world of military training becomes.
The Army We Have 2007
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