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Recent Examples of in the lurch
However, if a flood actually occurs in one of these cases, homes without flood insurance may be left in the lurch.
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Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
There are economic reasons for governments to invest more in after-school programs so that fewer families are left in the lurch.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Investors in the consumer staples sector have been grappling with a string of abrupt departures of senior executives, leaving the outlook for their stocks in the lurch.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Take your pick, but Paul Mitchell’s hasty exit as sporting director has left the club exposed and in the lurch.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
For rural Americans, the stakes in finding profitable ways to expand remote work are about something far more fundamental—access to today’s job market that otherwise seems sure to leave them even further in the lurch.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
There are economic reasons for governments to invest more in after-school programs so that fewer families are left in the lurch.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Investors in the consumer staples sector have been grappling with a string of abrupt departures of senior executives, leaving the outlook for their stocks in the lurch.
—Chloe Taylor,ganesh Rao, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
During the transition, some customers have been left in the lurch.
—Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2025
About a month before BALLS was set to debut its first performance, however, the actor playing the Professor dropped out, leaving the entire production in the lurch.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Take your pick, but Paul Mitchell’s hasty exit as sporting director has left the club exposed and in the lurch.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
For rural Americans, the stakes in finding profitable ways to expand remote work are about something far more fundamental—access to today’s job market that otherwise seems sure to leave them even further in the lurch.
—Mona Mourshed, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for in the lurch
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Avoid using a trimmer or weed whacker close to tree trunks, as these tools may damage bark and leave fruit trees more susceptible to disease.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, immunity from prior vaccination may have diminished over time, leaving them more susceptible if vaccine coverage falls and infections spread more widely.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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During his run as head coach at the University of Michigan, Edina native Mel Pearson noted that playing on the Gophers’ big ice caused many young defenders to stray farther and farther away from their own net, leaving the Wolverines’ goalie unprotected at times.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Prolonged, unprotected exposure to the high noise levels of a leaf vacuum can cause lasting hearing loss.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes and the reigning AFC champion Chiefs look more vulnerable than in years past and are just 2-2 entering Monday night’s game against the Jaguars.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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This is obvious enough in the contrast between the aggressive takedown in humor and the helpless surrender in tears.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The series also starred Portia de Rossi as the family's layabout daughter, Lindsay; David Cross as her aspiring actor husband, Tobias; Alia Shawkat as their teen daughter, Maeby; Jessica Walter as the family's elitist matriarch, Lucille; and Tony Hale as the dynasty's helpless youngest son, Buster.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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The border between the two countries is the longest undefended one in the world.—
MARGARET MACMILLAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 July 2025
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The buses usually took the Peace Bridge to cross the world’s longest undefended border, slowing to 30 mph over the Niagara River before pulling into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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“In the lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20the%20lurch. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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