lacked
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Instead, they said the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026
Former residents told AFP earlier this year that those remaining in the city were starving, lacked medicine and could not easily leave.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Commodities such as cedar, tin/lead, oils, tree resins, lapis lazuli and silver, all materials that Egypt lacked, were imported by the Egyptian state.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Verstappen had been fourth quickest in Q2 despite being on used tyres but he found his car lacked the requisite grip in the final session.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The only thing this scheme lacked was democracy, for ultimately power resided exclusively in the “executive branch,” which could veto any measures passed by the “legislature.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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