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Free sign upThe phrase "are lapsed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has expired or is no longer valid, often in the context of memberships, subscriptions, or agreements.
Example: "The subscriptions to the magazine are lapsed, and we need to renew them to continue receiving issues."
Alternatives: "have expired" or "are no longer valid."
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In the process, many days, weeks are lapsed.
I am not a Hindu, my husband's family are lapsed Muslims.
Some are lapsed or vague believers who do not practice their faith, while others, like me, are out-and-out atheists or agnostics.
They say that many of these are lapsed Christians, who had felt uncomfortable with the faith they were born into but remain attracted to the Bible.
With the help of two priests, three young Catholic men from South Bend, Ind., have developed an iPhone app to guide Catholics through — and if they are lapsed, back to — confession.
Andy Byers, the secretary of the city's Ukip branch, and James Peterson, the candidate for Newport East, are lapsed Labour voters who believe their new party is the true champion of the working man and woman.
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Meanwhile, operating systems are lapsing into senile irrelevance.
I can see whether accounts are lapsing and what kind.
Newspaper subscriptions are lapsing, he argued, because readers have tired of liberal bias.
For home buyers, some major incentives are lapsing.
So far they have been lapsed Buddhist monks.
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