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lurch

[lurch] / lɜrtʃ /


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Uniper was left in the lurch after Germany stopped importing Russian natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

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

Developers and investors are hesitant to schedule a spot on a factory line if that factory’s bankruptcy will leave them in the lurch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

With a lurch Rishi realized his brain was also diverting blood flow to other parts of his body.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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