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Example Sentences
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More than 300 TSA employees have quit, DHS said on Friday, and the BBC's US partner, CBS News, found call-out rates have more than doubled since the funding lapse began.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
With his mind busy on Iran, Trump could perhaps have been excused for another lapse when it came to Irish politics.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
If that site opens, ICE would let the contract for East Montana lapse, the officials familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The original contract, which is set to lapse at the end of the month, was for about $90 million.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
When Miss Havisham had fixed her attention on me, she said, speaking as if there had been no lapse in our dialogue,—
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
