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- noun Plural form of
lurch . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lurch .
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Examples
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There will be no return to the short-term lurches in policy that would put long-term stability at risk.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2008
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Rather than turn around a feeble performance as commander in chief and rectify a foreign policy that is drawing threats to America ever nearer, President Obama has signaled matters will get even worse as his term lurches into its second half.
Stephen Yates and Christian Whiton: Obama's Mini-Me Stephen Yates 2010
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Everything kind of lurches along, and everybody has great intentions, but coordination seems to break down, and then the timing of everything is just so slow.
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One of those "lurches" happened this week, with the stock exchanges plummeting worldwide and the FTSE falling three percent on Thursday, driven by "fears of a recession".
Archive 2008-10-01 Peter Troy 2008
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One of those "lurches" happened this week, with the stock exchanges plummeting worldwide and the FTSE falling three percent on Thursday, driven by "fears of a recession".
Time for Tea Peter Troy 2008
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Even if these climate lurches never come to pass, some societies are highly vulnerable to even modest levels of climate change.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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This has Romy from the xx on breathy, insubstantial vocals, which I gather is something to be excited about, but I can't imagine any listening environment where this lurching electro-goth would be appropriate, except perhaps the denouement of a torture porn film in which a brutalised surviving heroine lurches towards freedom.
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Their relationship's combustibility lurches to the fore in the first moments of this searing production, directed by
Patrick Egan: Family Feud: Teeth of the Sons Patrick Egan 2011
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The van lurches into the driveway and into a large, flat yard.
Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011
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Finally, with a great crash, the makeup of the community lurches back to being dominated by dastardly defectors all over again.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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