lurched
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As he began his bid to win two majors in the same season for the first time since 2014, McIlroy lurched from the sublime off the tee to the ridiculous on the green.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
LONDON—British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has lurched from crisis to crisis but managed to cling to power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Oil prices and Treasury yields have lurched higher in tandem over the past three months.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Elsewhere in town, the original creature, played by Christian Bale, has lurched here from Austria still on his lonely quest for companionship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
They gripped the side of the boat, and it lurched sideways, so that the port side was almost in the water.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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