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lapse

[laps] / læps /






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Goddard said the department let its previous operating agreement with Flock lapse last week due to lingering questions over who owns the data collected by the company’s plate readers and who has access to it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The video led lawmakers in Quebec to vote unanimously to demand Rousseau’s resignation, and Carney at the time said Rousseau and the company’s board should be held accountable for a lapse in judgment and compassion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

A lapse in concentration saw Djokovic drop serve towards the end of the second set and Auger-Aliassime levelled the tie - at which point the roof was closed, despite both players protesting against it.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Kroencke, a medic, approached the woman and attempted to soothe her, concerned that she might lapse into shock.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

“We’re investigating the lapse in surveillance,” General Sharpe says.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Aging often makes itself visible in familiar ways, from gray hair and wrinkles to lapses in memory.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

The film frames their lapses in rigor as the joys of being a teenager, rather than imperfections — or worse, weakness in the pursuit of glory.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

While issues persist across the park, from their profligacy in front of goal to their inability to penetrate organised defences, their continued defense lapses will undoubtedly be a growing cause for concern.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

A series of safety and quality lapses prompted the Federal Aviation Administration in 2024 to limit the company’s output and slow the certification of new aircraft models.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Either way, aside from the few lapses in sanity when I considered revealing my true feelings to Evan, I was mostly desperate to keep my love for him under wraps.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

He was later given a four-year ban, which lapsed in July this year.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The SK affiliate managing the company headquarters accused Roh’s art center of illegally occupying the space in 2023, citing a lapsed rental contract.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 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

The life insurance company likely has no obligation to pay a lapsed policy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

“Yes. It is. You opted to send in a lapsed creature. So now I’m going to.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Washington Metro demonstrated how a public work can be both infrastructure and symbol without lapsing into overblown architectural propaganda.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

However, this protection comes with limited upside given that it does not eliminate the risk of either poor long-term performance or the policy lapsing.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

“Labyrinth” is fortified with trompe l’oeil wonders, but none are as powerful as a dream sequence resulting from Sarah lapsing into a hallucination after she bites into an enchanted peach.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

But a failure to address the lapsing credits is expected to result in sticker shock across the state and the country.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2025

“Yes, I suppose I would let them send me some if I were in your place,” he decided uncomfortably, after lapsing into troubled contemplation.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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