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Recent Examples of in the lurch
The disagreement leaves patients like Kuhn in the lurch.
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Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
However, if a flood actually occurs in one of these cases, homes without flood insurance may be left in the lurch.
—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
Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
However, if a flood actually occurs in one of these cases, homes without flood insurance may be left in the lurch.
—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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Unsurprisingly, people who live farther north are more susceptible than their southern counterparts because of the shorter daylight hours—so folks in Alaska and New Hampshire would statistically be at higher risk than their counterparts in Texas or Florida, say.—
Maggie O'Neill,
SELF,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some light fabrics are especially susceptible to staining from the minerals in water.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The moral of its story is that becoming a stereotype can lead to someone’s demise, especially for Black women who are left vulnerable and unprotected when their community falls apart.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Patterson said residents should take steps to protect sensitive plants and unprotected outdoor plumbing as temperatures drop.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, the term itself was an epithet throughout the founding era, a way to describe ignorant and easily deceived popular majorities, perpetually vulnerable to demagogues.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Jamaican government issued mandatory evacuation orders on Sunday for the most vulnerable coastal communities, per CNN.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These brawls further eroded democratic norms, while driving voters away from left-wing and moderate parties who seemed helpless to halt them.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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She was resigned to her fate, helpless with indignation.—
Jack O'Connor,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Mark Collins, who was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, said Canadians have long treasured their friendship with the United States and the fact that the US-Canada border is the longest undefended border on the planet.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 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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“In the lurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20the%20lurch. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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