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lapse

[laps] / læps /






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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