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lapse

[laps] / læps /






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Policyholders like your husband must then either let the policy lapse or to continue coverage at a significantly higher cost.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 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

“Moreover, post sales suspension sales and revenue recovery is uncertain, with the risk that policies lapse and reputational damage to Prudential, adding longer-term uncertainties,” they added.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Bollo said the letter “reflects a lapse in oversight on my part as president” and said he is initiating a review of the student government’s internal policies for drafting and releasing public statements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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




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