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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are lapsing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is gradually declining or coming to an end, often in the context of time or agreements.
Example: "The subscriptions to the service are lapsing, and we need to renew them soon."
Alternatives: "are expiring" or "are running out".
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Meanwhile, operating systems are lapsing into senile irrelevance.
Newspaper subscriptions are lapsing, he argued, because readers have tired of liberal bias.
Is it possible that we are lapsing into what I call a bubble mentality — a self-reinforcing cycle of popular belief that prices can only go higher?
And those with a stake in the process -- political parties and officials from federal, state and county governments -- are lapsing into predictable squabbles over advantage and turf.
Multiyear janitorial contracts are lapsing this year in several cities, including San Jose, Chicago and San Diego, but janitors in Los Angeles were the first to strike.
Replacing Randy Moss with Chad Ochocinco was a Charlie Sheen-for-Ashton Sheen-for-Ashton Sheen-for-Ashton Kutcher hooked five years ago -- Bill Belichick's slovenly grouchiness, Tomoveand's cocky charm -- are lapsing intheparody.
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I can see whether accounts are lapsing and what kind.
In the process, many days, weeks are lapsed.
I am not a Hindu, my husband's family are lapsed Muslims.
Among 12- to 17-year-olds, 9% are "persistent pirates", 17% "casual pirates" and 7% are "lapsed pirates".
Not all atheists are "angry" at God, or are lapsed believers, or are depressed about their lack of belief.
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