- present tense form of lack (3rd person singular).
lacks
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He expects near-term downward pressure on Nvidia’s shares and operations, adding that the company lacks an obvious successor to Huang.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Tesla also aims to begin selling the Cybercab — a gold-toned two-seater vehicle that lacks a steering wheel or pedals — to the public by the end of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
On the one hand, the humanist AI view says that a machine can’t be conscious because it lacks a body or lived experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The experiment does not establish that time is an illusion or prove that our universe lacks fundamental time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
In spite of The Taker’s efforts, the car ride lacks the energy and fun and good feeling that it had the first time.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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