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jerked





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At this week’s trial, Customs and Border Protection officer Joseph Zuraw said Judge Dugan jerked her thumb over her shoulder and told the agents to “get out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

That could have contributed to investors’ fearful reaction on Thursday as stocks jerked lower, said Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 16, 2025

"I felt a boom like we had hit something and jerked upward the moment we landed," one passenger told Kyodo news agency.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2024

“People have really been jerked around,” Sahm said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

My body jerked back to life, and I lay panting, flooded with relief that I could move again.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo



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