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This lack of interaction means less chance for customers to show their gratitude in a country where tipping is widespread on everything from food delivery to haircuts.

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

Anan Khalaili: No lack of effort or energy but short of end product.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The UFO script has varied little in the decades since: lights in the sky, claims of a coverup and a recurring lack of evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The new version seems unlikely to have the same problem, with some groups immediately praising the lack of fee caps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

And just the way the lack of sleep was a constant battle for the aircrew, so it was for the ground crew.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

At once plain-spoken and vague, the story lacks a firm grip on facts like the distance between places and how long this mess has been going on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

This pot lacks that type of residue, suggesting that it probably was not placed directly over a fire for cooking.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

Most notably, “Not Built in a Day” lacks any deep reckoning with the question of why the Romans built such an exceptionally vast and enduring slave system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Others described the rule as a “one-size-fits-all” mandate that lacks resources and considerations for local residents and municipalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

In spite of these notable lacks, the expanse of grey stone was undoubtedly a door.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

That was not an entirely neutral proposition at a moment when American women still lacked a constitutional right to vote and girls were being prepared for far narrower versions of adulthood.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

They witnessed families separated, babies passed over fences, civilians crushed in the crowds, and Afghan allies turned away because they lacked the necessary paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

"What happened is to be inquired, where the hospital lacked facilities."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Instead, it argued solely that the states lacked standing to bring the lawsuit to begin with.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

As a rule, he didn’t trust myths and folktales; they lacked accreditation.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Hamilton’s prescriptions responded to the unique circumstances of a new nation burdened by Revolutionary War debt, dependent on foreign manufactures and lacking other reliable sources of federal revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Yet meaningful, comprehensive control of AI both on the battlefield and off has languished, largely because trust between governments and understanding of the technology and its risks is lacking, Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Baroness Sheehan, who chairs the House of Lords environment and climate change committee, said the figures obtained by the BBC showed "consistent, decisive enforcement" was lacking.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The virus has hit regions in the north and east where health infrastructure is lacking and myriad armed groups have roamed for decades.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Biology, his main subject, seemed to be a wild, overgrown garden of a discipline, lacking any systematic organizing principles.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee