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lurch

[lurch] / lɜrtʃ /


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Treasury yields continued to lurch higher — helping to put more pressure on stocks, which struggled during the first trading session of the week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The voice on the end of the phone made Yusron Azzahidi's stomach lurch.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Tech shares have seen rollercoaster volatility in recent days, as investors lurch between bullish optimism over sustained AI demand, and fears that the big valuations are unrealistic.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

This is when we lurch into AI that can potentially do superhuman things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

The ground drops off below in a rocky lurch.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

That said, if the SOX lurches toward that lower support level in the next few weeks, they view that as “a tradable buying opportunity.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

It’s a dynamic production, with a distorted bassline that lurches and synths that flutter on the verses and explode on the choruses, signaling a moment of dancefloor ecstasy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

A few minutes later, the SUV lurches forward, then drives slowly down the street.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2026

Ron’s quest lurches and retreats often enough for the audience and Robinson’s hero to wonder whether he’ll be able to land this thing safely without destroying his safe Midwestern life.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025

He lurches forward to the door, opens it.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

The narrow stairway was filled with the heavy whirring of gears and joints as the robots steadily lurched upward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Business was winding down for the day at Sendan Shokudo, a diner in Japan's southwestern city of Yatsushiro, when the whole building suddenly lurched.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Central banks including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England had been expected to cut interest rates this year, but those plans have gone up in smoke as energy costs lurched higher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Wembanyama lurched forward, toppled and slammed the right side of his face on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

The upper plate lurched forward on March 9, causing a magnitude 7.2 earthquake—on its own a major event.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

Maybe this is what the Chargers are — lurching, sputtering and unable to consistently move the football, despite an offensive overhaul packed with lofty expectations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Global financial markets might look like they are lurching from one problem to the next.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

"I immediately felt myself lurching forward and saw my colleagues across from me getting thrown around."

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026

The new parody is lurching and ungainly, though: Stitching parts of various things together seems to come easier to mad scientists than filmmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

On all sides the cliffs were alive with this evil collection of crawling, looming, creeping, lurching shapes.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster


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