lacking
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For investors lacking exposure to energy, this may be a good time to buy the dip.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Totally lacking in substance, with a gratuitous dance break – what's not to like?
From BBC • May 8, 2026
They only partially captured usage on Apple devices, and consolidated data was lacking for Russia, Iran and China.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
But the expected seductive pull of the film’s sleazy pulp is noticeably lacking, mostly because the writer-director’s bloody set pieces aren’t especially imaginative.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Most lived in substandard housing, lacking indoor plumbing.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
Absent
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