lacking
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Though breadth has been lacking in recent weeks, smaller stocks have been a punching above their weight.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Mice lacking mGluR1 show motor and synaptic problems, features that overlap with the kinds of dysfunction seen in neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with the population relying on handouts and lacking proper sanitation and shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
As such, robust data is lacking - but the Department for Education's statistics show how many times pupils have been suspended for abusing others.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Like many other researchers before him, Gordon realized we are lacking in terminology to explain all of the complex processes that go on with music learning and listening.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
Absent
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