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Last year it was also hurt by the lapse in federal food assistance during the 43-day government shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 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

Policyholders like your husband must then either let the policy lapse or to continue coverage at a significantly higher cost.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

Another strategy is to buy time by saying “er...” in the hope that Hangman's concentration'll lapse and you can sneak the word out.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Regulators often inquire about internal controls on information and have penalized banks when they have found lapses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The Louvre burglary stunned the world and revealed major security lapses at the world's most visited museum, visited by around nine million people annually.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th homer, Justin Wrobleski pitches seven strong innings, but defensive lapses lead to Dodgers’ loss to Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026

Once she lapses into talking about Constantine without my even asking.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

He suggested the country would charge ships crossing the key passage after the 60-day period in the agreement had lapsed.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

These labels specify indications for which the patents on a branded drug have lapsed, but exclude indications for which patents are still in effect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

The piece argues that Pratt showed sufficient composure and charm while displaying deference to moderators and occasionally yielding speaking time to Bass, though the article notes he occasionally lapsed into mockery and made unsubstantiated characterizations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

By then, I was a lapsed Catholic; my sisters and I had been pretty well Americanized since our arrival in this country a decade before, so really, I didn't have a good excuse.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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

With the county’s pandemic eviction moratorium lapsing in March, the supervisors said they wanted to be sure these at-risk renters had the legal support they needed to stave off homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023

“Jerry was taking medication for his heart, his memory was lapsing, he could barely move,” said Jean-Pierre Frohlich, who assisted Robbins during the process.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

“There’s a black man with brains gone to bed,” Malcolm X told me once, briefly lapsing into his old vernacular.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey