lapse
Example Sentences
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In December, Grocery Outlet told investors to expect weaker-than-usual sales because the government shutdown caused federal food assistance to lapse, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The DHS funding lapse entered its 45th day on Monday, a record in the United States, although government shutdowns typically impact broader segments of the federal workforce.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
On Sunday, the shutdown reached 44 days, surpassing the previous longest funding lapse, which ended in November 2025.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
With his mind busy on Iran, Trump could perhaps have been excused for another lapse when it came to Irish politics.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
She considered it a deplorable lapse on the part of her subjects not to tell her everything and at once.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
