lapsed
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These labels specify indications for which the patents on a branded drug have lapsed, but exclude indications for which patents are still in effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Interviewed on a Zambian YouTube news channel on Wednesday evening, Lungu family spokesman Makebi Zulu disputed that the appeals process had lapsed saying that the correct procedure had been followed.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
I relent that I’m both a lapsed fashion student and someone who spent their adolescence and early teens marveling at Jacobs’ designs and Coppola’s films.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Treaties meant to limit nuclear arsenals—including, as of last month, the only remaining one between the U.S. and Russia—have lapsed.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“He seemed to be all right for a few minutes when I was with him, but lapsed shortly afterwards into his brooding about philosophy and theology,” Theo writes to Jo later.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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