lapse
Example Sentences
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During that funding lapse, there was no CPI data collected in October, which meant that BLS staff penciled in a zero for that month’s housing inflation.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
It wasn’t a failure of strategy, a lack of effort or a lapse in execution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
He said O'Sullivan suffered a "momentary lapse of concentration" at the wheel, the cause of which had never been established.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Mom sometimes seemed to lapse into a different dialect when one of her brothers was around.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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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