lacked

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However, work on the study could not move forward because researchers lacked the detailed field information needed to properly document where and how the fossil had been found.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

In Albania, he was intrigued by growing tourism in a Mediterranean country that lacked the same high-end hotel infrastructure of its coastal neighbors of Greece and Montenegro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Dudamel’s Disney “finale,” however momentous, lacked nearly all the trappings of pomp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The company claimed the county lacked legal power to deny the project based on concerns about water.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Neither North Carolina nor the US government recognized its bid for statehood, but they lacked the resources to force Franklin back into North Carolina’s control.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz