A third of drinks served down the pub are spirits, leaving pubs in the lurch as the economy stutters to a halt amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Source: https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/23699336.alcohol-tax-rise-bitter-blow-east-lancs-pub-owners/?ref=rss

Brighton's recent form has seen them lurch from excellent wins (6-0 over Wolves, 1-0 over Man United) to poor losses (5-1 to Everton, 3-1 to Forest).

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/live/article-12077469/Arsenal-vs-Brighton-Premier-League-2022-23-live-result.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Ed Miliband, the shadow secretary of state for net zero, said: “Mainstream Conservatives are right to be alarmed by the climate failure and lurch towards a culture war on the part of Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/02/sunak-u-turn-on-wind-farms-in-england-draws-wrath-of-green-tories

For cities, workers would be more likely to walk off their jobs, leaving city services – road repairs, parks operations, libraries, even police and fire protections – in the lurch.

Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/union-backed-bills-pose-biggest-challenges-to-cities/

He would be unwise to make a big pre-election push for a deal with the Saudis that would come at America’s expense when there is good reason to expect that the crown prince would leave him in the lurch once again.

Source: https://original.antiwar.com/daniel_larison/2023/05/23/its-a-bad-idea-for-biden-to-broker-saudi-israeli-normalization/

Human Settlements and Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers said 18 000 beneficiaries had been left in the lurch.

Source: https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/extortion-leaves-almost-19-000-western-cape-housing-beneficiaries-out-in-cold-20230111

Hundreds of residents and young families living in a unit block riddled with serious defects have been left in the lurch after the developer that built the complex collapsed.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12288889/Toplace-collapse-leaves-residents-defective-unit-block-limbo-facing-250k-repair-bill-each.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

"It feels like the characters are on the track and can't get off, so we're working towards creating a lurch that begins every scene.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/bestseller-girl-on-the-train-roars-on-stage-lyric-arts-anoka/600243813/

Kirkwood said he was among the last to be laid off, but the suddenness of the closure left many people in the lurch.

Source: https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/the-economic-roller-coaster-of-a-small-ontario-town-fuelled-by-chocolate-and-cannabis-1.6565215

Not just those in India, but Indian employees working with in the US have also been left in the lurch by the current developments.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/goldman-sachs-layoffs-india-shocking-stories-go-viral-socialmedia-855822

Some experts say Yoon’s comments don’t indicate any sudden major lurch in South Korean policy but set the stage for sending military aid if Russia dramatically escalates the conflict.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/25/south-korea-ukraine-yoon-biden-military-support/

So the fact that Keith’s land line was suddenly working shocked them all so badly that it took three rings for Michelle to lurch across the room and pick up the receiver.

Source: https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2023/02/28/2-69-under-his-wing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-69-under-his-wing

“While Starmer and Sunak lurch to the right, and take thousands of pounds away from families in Scotland, the SNP are the only party offering real change with and real help with the cost of living.”

Source: https://www.thenational.scot/news/23703994.snp-issue-challenge-labour-cost-benefit-cap-scots/?ref=rss

Without the third tier of political leadership, citizens have been left in the lurch with nobody to go to for getting their grievances addressed.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/karnataka-polls-city-bengaluru-congress-government-implement-party-manifesto-8610008/