Definition of "lurches" []

• Plural form of lurch. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lurch. (verb)

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• "There will be no return to the short-term lurches in policy that would put long-term stability at risk."
• "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."
• "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."