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  • past participle of lapse.
  • past tense form of lapse.
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lapsed

[lapst] / læpst /


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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

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

Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

With that—the first time Reynie had ever spoken so sharply to her—Constance lapsed into furious silence.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart


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