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lurch

[lurch] / lɜrtʃ /


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PM Property Law's parent group, PM Law Group, had shut abruptly at the beginning of February, leaving hundreds of clients in the lurch.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

A sharp lurch lower in gold prices after the worst week of declines since the 1980s had gold flirting with bear-market territory on Monday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

As imports are disrupted, India has moved to ensure households and essential sectors remain adequately supplied, leaving restaurants, manufacturers and power plants in the lurch.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Florida; Nevada; Texas; and Utah in a lurch with little notice, no severance and scrambling to fulfill a surge of orders from customers clamoring to get their last tastes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

She wouldn’t have believed the screams could get any louder, but they did, and when she saw why, her hearts—or the memory of them—gave a lurch of savage hope.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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