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

[lapst] / læpst /


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He was later given a four-year ban, which lapsed in July this year.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Red Robin has been studying consumer data to understand where its lapsed diners have gone and target them with ads promising a similar experience.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But when they lapsed at the end of 2025, the average subsidized enrollee’s cost to keep the same plan jumped about 114%.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

That afternoon lapsed in peace and harmony; and in the evening Bessie told me some of her most enchanting stories, and sang me some of her sweetest songs.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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