lacked
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Bank of Canada researchers warned this year that the country lacked the port capacity to executive the government’s trade agenda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Earlier spacecraft had detected the presence of bow shocks at outer planets, but they lacked the measurements needed to reveal the detailed structure of the plasma waves involved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
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
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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