lapsed
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A previous planning application lodged with Leeds City Council which has since lapsed proposed the site could be repurposed into a hotel, restaurant and car park.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But the CBP had said in a court filing this week that the pause had lapsed on September 30 and work would soon resume.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“There was an opportunity to win back customers who had lapsed over the course of many years,” said Kaminetsky, who is 47 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But when they lapsed at the end of 2025, the average subsidized enrollee’s cost to keep the same plan jumped about 114%.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
He lapsed into unconsciousness at almost the exact moment Jefferson died.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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