lacking
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In 2022, he won the most votes of any controller candidate in city history, despite lacking name recognition and running against a sitting city council member, Paul Koretz.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
This newly identified function helps explain why people lacking HSL develop lipodystrophy.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
The funding, introduced by Bank Negara, aims to support businesses facing cash flow and operational disruptions, with loan guarantees to help firms lacking collateral maintain access to financing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"The power is pretty strong, the acceleration is fast. It's all about speed, but the range is a bit lacking," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
We must understand that chain if we hope, now, to produce good institutions quickly in countries lacking them.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing lacking
Absent
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