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lap

[lap] / læp /
NOUN
orbit, circuit
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Tuesday’s victory lap was the culmination of what Ellison described in his remarks as a long-term plan that was three years in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

It’s a rare dream gig that falls into your lap, and it was such a fun experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Behind him, Antonelli had pace on Russell and passed him on lap 21 at Turn Four, the move seemingly settling the top three positions.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Resting the arm on the lap overestimated systolic BP, the top number of a reading, or the force of blood flow when pumped out of the heart, by 3.9 mmHg.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Wolf was nosing about in the back of the cave, and Renn was sorting herbs in her lap.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Amazon MGM Studios’ “Verity,” starring Anne Hathaway, easily lapped “Digger,” coming in first at the domestic box office with a haul of $32.6 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

That meant the system erroneously believed some cars had been lapped because they were not showing up on the correct timing loops, so it started showing blue flags when no-one had been lapped.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

“Investors lapped up mining companies, housebuilders, packaging providers, tech names, and banks,” he added.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The country was rocked by the Watergate fallout, but its citizens also lapped up the gossip — like Rovere hoped to do with what little tidbits made it to Woodward and Bernstein’s book.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026

I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

The stretch of track along the San Clemente shoreline has long offered picturesque views of sandy beaches and lapping ocean waves for passengers traveling between Los Angeles and San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

After taking the lead when Norris made an error on the first lap, there was some bad luck involved in Piastri losing the lead to Norris, when he was delayed lapping Carlos Sainz's Williams.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

In college, my worldly roommate, her Exeter sophistication lapping my sheltered convent education, introduced me to the saccharin-infused Pepsi Light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Wingstop management has characterized the decline as cyclical rather than structural, noting that part of the weakness stemmed from lapping two years of exceptionally strong results.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

The men fell on their hands and knees, lapping up the sweet water like dogs.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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