lacking
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All the things that have maybe been highlighted over the past nine months as things England have been lacking, there was an abundance of all of it.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
“In 2014, I realized there was massive whitespace in a stale category that was lacking innovation,” Jesse Merrill, Good Culture’s co-founder and CEO, said in that release.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
Gearing up to shoot “I Play Rocky” required Ippolito to add the only thing lacking in his basement audition: the physical bulk of Rocky Balboa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
As a result, the play feels labored and lacking in momentum as it plods through the investigation and the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Or I contended in my mind against the ignorant writers who condemned women as frail and lacking in virtue.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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