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has lapsed

  • present perfect of lapse (3rd person singular).

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That is expected to allow critical, lifesaving emergency operations to continue even though federal funding has lapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

Again, you’re probably not going to want to hire someone whose registration has lapsed.

From MarketWatch Dec. 12, 2025

Attorney Luis Carrillo said that the statute of limitations for bringing criminal charges related to the alleged abuses has lapsed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2024

He added that the most important goal should be for the U.S. and China to rebuild their partnership on climate change, which was key to the Paris agreement but has lapsed in recent years.

From Seattle Times Dec. 1, 2023

How is it that your glory has lapsed and you have fallen from favor now, and crept away into some corner of oblivion?

From The Secret of Divine Civilization by `Abdu'l-Bahá