lapse

Example Sentences

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More people are or will be working with some memory lapse or cognitive decline, including those in their 50s.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are wondering why this security lapse was allowed to happen, why the authorities could not take action," Sanusi said.

From BBC

The lapse of New Start, he said, disrupted "a legacy of more than five decades of bilateral nuclear arms control."

From BBC

They added: "I don't see how the PM recovers from the utter lapse in judgment in appointing Mandelson."

From BBC

The Labor Department, which houses the BLS, was among the agencies that had their funding lapse during the partial government shutdown that started on Saturday.

From Barron's