lapse
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Redick angrily called a timeout with 6:28 remaining in the game after a defensive lapse with the Lakers leading by 19.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026
Instead, the lapse allowed Iran to stockpile 11 tons of enriched uranium, potentially enough for up to 100 nuclear bombs.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
A lapse in judgment has sent the previously infallible industry visionary, with Agnes in tow, into self-imposed, self-described exile on Maui, where the Hopkinses have built a showstopper of a house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
If you have a lapse of concentration just once a day then it's difficult to press hard.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Books on the history of science always forgive Einstein this lapse, but it was actually a fairly appalling piece of science and he knew it.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing lapse
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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List 4
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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