lacking
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Although the Lakers have yet to have all their players available, they aren’t lacking confidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Startups are increasingly inking deals with unreliable providers out of desperation, like ones lacking proper security or weaker infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
This is likely due to the loss of muscle or to a diet lacking in protein and other nutrients.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
"If it's making you feel lacking, that's a really important signal to pay attention to, and suggests that maybe this isn't for me to be looking at."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
He even began to dislike his friends back home for lacking the powers of logic to puzzle out where he was so they could come to his rescue.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
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