lurching
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Global financial markets might look like they are lurching from one problem to the next.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Yet lurching drops in some recent sessions betray investors’ underlying jitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The nascent rebound in tech stocks ended in a lurching drop on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq composite losing about 1% in its largest blown gain since early January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Meanwhile the Caliente Range — those mountains just to the west — are lurching the opposite way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
In a few minutes, the freight train gave a sudden lurching that flung her backward.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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