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 almost six-week funding lapse has seen knock-on disruption at US airports.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Passengers were also waiting longer to pass security due to "staffing impacts" from a federal funding lapse, it said last week.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
The Graham try proved the turning point following some Russell magic and a Welsh defensive lapse from a restart.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
Then extravagance grew frenzied, encouraged by this lapse, and I could not stop myself from taking out two more annas to buy another cart.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing lapse
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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List 4
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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