lapsing

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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

But a failure to address the lapsing credits is expected to result in sticker shock across the state and the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 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

But the more immediate task was to keep government spending from lapsing this week.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 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