lapse
Example Sentences
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The Labor Department, which houses the BLS, was among the agencies that had their funding lapse during the partial government shutdown that started on Saturday.
From Barron's
The statistics system had barely caught up with more extensive delays caused by last fall’s government shutdown when another funding lapse this week pushed back the publication of January data.
A day before the TPS was set to lapse, US judge Ana Reyes said the Department of Homeland Security boss doesn't have the facts or law on her side.
From BBC
A budget deal that restores the lapse in funding could happen within days.
From MarketWatch
U.S. forces and international inspectors eventually secured the site and, over subsequent years, recovered or removed most stockpiles, but the incident highlighted early security lapses.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
