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lapses

  • plural of lapse.
  • present tense form of lapse (3rd person singular).

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Lapses in tone and language choices make the writing unsuited to the audience and purpose.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Lapses in research aren’t necessarily sexist in nature.

From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2020

The artist, from Alnwick, Northumberland, is nominated for her solo exhibition Lapses in Thinking by the Person I am at CCA Wattis in San Francisco.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2016

Lapses in Fire Safety All that is left of the house at 1534 State Route 30 in the Adirondack town of Wells is a grassy field and an empty driveway.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2011

Such Lapses are not unprecedented among the Poets; and will the more readily admit of an Excuse, when the Voice of History is followed in the Description of Characters.

From The Prince of Parthia A Tragedy by Moses, Montrose Jonas