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  • past participle of lapse.
  • past tense form of lapse.
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lapsed

[lapst] / læpst /


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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

This can help screen for such red flags as a lapsed license.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

He launched his campaign in the summer of 2025 with a viral ad that jolted life into a beleaguered coalition of exasperated liberals and lapsed progressives.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

His title would have lapsed, had His Highness the King not seen lit to name a nephew as the new Lord Cheldthorpe, and so create the title again anew. 03-01 did not know this nephew.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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