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drift off

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drift off
to move slowly away. The boat slowly drifted off and was gone. The clouds drifted off and the sun came out.
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If you don't drift off within 10 minutes, get up and perform some quiet, simple activity, such as doing a puzzle or writing a letter.
As these expense-anathematic luxuries drift off into the mists of history, the prevalent response by chief underwriters is, typically, an impotent combination of hunkering down and hankering for the good old days--neither of which does any good.
Another motorist reported watching the van drift off a curve in the winding road without swerving or braking.
 
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