lapse
Example Sentences
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Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams acknowledged that the "public will be really concerned" by the lapse in vetting procedures.
From BBC
This is not the first time that Japan's nuclear officials have made headlines for security lapses.
From BBC
"We've identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them," Grok said on X.
From Barron's
In their previous meeting, Motherwell were 2-1 up only to capitulate thanks to a rare defensive lapse.
From BBC
The brand’s main stores are carrying enough of the familiar looks again to make lapsed customers “come back and feel loved,” said Beder, the Small Cap Consumer Research CEO.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.