lapse

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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

On Sunday, the shutdown reached 44 days, surpassing the previous longest funding lapse, which ended in November 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 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 current funding lapse represents the second extended shutdown for TSA workers in less than six months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

I had to maintain the condition, for once one lets the dothe-strength lapse one is good for nothing at all.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin