lapse

"For a period during the investigation into David Griffiths, there was lapse in communication with one of the victims and a written apology was issued," a spokeswoman said.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

“This was an inexcusable violation of your privacy and our friendship and I am prepared to face whatever consequences will come from this tremendous lapse in judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 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

It was as though we had known one another for a long time, and had met again after a lapse of years.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

The loopholes have been glaring at the Ram temple, with the accused reportedly taking advantage of weak counting processes and surveillance lapses.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

The two minutes of lapses that England capitalized on proved devastating to Mexico’s long-term hopes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 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

McConnell, for example, has a history of public episodes — freezing mid-sentence, apparent cognitive lapses — that the press reports on in the moment and then allows to fade into the background.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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

A rule intended to prevent rent gouging in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires has lapsed in Los Angeles County, possibly exposing some renters to hikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

This can help screen for such red flags as a lapsed license.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

“The mother superior would never believe me. It’s a nest of lapsed bats here. But I wanted you to know the truth.”

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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

As a highly-touted five-star talent with NFL aspirations, he never made the switch to baseball either, his draft rights with the Dodgers lapsing after he transferred to Florida State for the 2024 football season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

The release comes after the expiration of the 2018 Farm Bill extension on Sept. 30, 2023, leaving many programs under the bill vulnerable to lapsing as the year-end deadline approaches.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024

“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