lapsed
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He launched his campaign in the summer of 2025 with a viral ad that jolted life into a beleaguered coalition of exasperated liberals and lapsed progressives.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Since DHS funding lapsed in mid-February, about 375 officers have quit, the department said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
Fans won’t ever know exactly why the doting parents lapsed in their watch of the eggs a month ago, though the nonprofit believes they had their reasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
“He seemed to be all right for a few minutes when I was with him, but lapsed shortly afterwards into his brooding about philosophy and theology,” Theo writes to Jo later.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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