lapsed

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I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Treaties meant to limit nuclear arsenals—including, as of last month, the only remaining one between the U.S. and Russia—have lapsed.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed Saturday at 12:01 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

His status lapsed because he was unable to renew it, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 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