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J&J remains a steady earnings grower, while Bristol-Myers faces an expected earnings decline as key patents lapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Escape Artist: In many of these recent cases, the models were given access to the internet, a surprising lapse from the testers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Goddard said the department let its previous operating agreement with Flock lapse last week due to lingering questions over who owns the data collected by the company’s plate readers and who has access to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

A lapse in concentration saw Djokovic drop serve towards the end of the second set and Auger-Aliassime levelled the tie - at which point the roof was closed, despite both players protesting against it.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

My lapse in standing was the misfortune of being from the nouveau pauvre side of what passed for an elegant family there in the Pittsburgh of the South.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

If there is a mortgage, lenders generally require insurance to remain active and may impose costly force-placed insurance if coverage lapses.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Rangers were flailing in the opening 45 minutes as Jagiellonia cut them open with ease, capitalising on numerous lapses in concentration.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Shohei Ohtani hits his 300th homer, Justin Wrobleski pitches seven strong innings, but defensive lapses lead to Dodgers’ loss to Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

These lapses and dead spots matter because the movie is a farce that depends on keeping its momentum; instead, it has a stop-start quality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“Your memory lapses aren’t unlike someone who’s had a stroke and is slowly recovering,” he says.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The life insurance company likely has no obligation to pay a lapsed policy.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

He suggested the country would charge ships crossing the key passage after the 60-day period in the agreement had lapsed.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

A rule intended to prevent rent gouging in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires has lapsed in Los Angeles County, possibly exposing some renters to hikes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Suozzi’s ties to The Fellowship don’t appear to have lapsed at any point, even during his year out of Congress.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

They lapsed into silence, Wilson comparing his pipe clouds, Alfred slouching in the porch chair.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

This hasn’t survived two centuries of bloody revolution, lapsing religious faith and the catastrophic first half of the 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

However, this protection comes with limited upside given that it does not eliminate the risk of either poor long-term performance or the policy lapsing.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026

“Labyrinth” is fortified with trompe l’oeil wonders, but none are as powerful as a dream sequence resulting from Sarah lapsing into a hallucination after she bites into an enchanted peach.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

It’s a gesture that keeps the film from lapsing into melodrama.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2024

When they recovered enough to make money, she would drive them to the wall, haggling them to death, lapsing into Yiddish when the going got tough.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride