lacked
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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
It has been a muddled start with suggestions Newcastle have lacked leadership and experience, with England defender Kieran Trippier, 36, also departing this summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
It is therefore no surprise that in a study of 25,000 Chinese students, AI use improved scores on homework while causing a significant drop-off in scores on exams when the students lacked technology access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Many lacked basic skills because the Nazi system of education did not emphasize academic subjects.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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