lack
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However, no one appears to be expecting major breakthroughs, given the lack of confirmation for formal talks with Iran during the event.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
There’s a lack of programs — we need more therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and doctors who are versed in helping people who are deaf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The worst part is that the lack of health systems means that many who are diagnosed cannot be treated properly.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I've never seen such a lack of effort," Neville added.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Frustrated with the lack of progress, his mother called him home to Marion to see the local doctor.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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He says the group lacks legitimacy without any Latin American or African representation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
"We found that the diffraction patterns themselves become chiral because the structure lacks mirror symmetry," explains senior author Masaya Notomi.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
He added that if at any time a leader of an AI company lacks confidence in their product they should choose to not release it.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Ah. There is strength in this new voice of yours. But it lacks wisdom.”
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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Before the eruption, around 4.4 billion people from the world’s population of 8.3 billion lacked full, safe freshwater access.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
It gave UK fans a flavour of college football, but it lacked the pomp and circumstance of regular games in the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Hershey has faced similar litigation over other seasonal Reese’s candies, including ghost-shaped chocolates without depicted facial features and football-shaped candies that lacked the laces shown on their packaging.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Investors scrambled to cash out investments after a fund manager popular among everyday investors said it lacked the money to pay back clients.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Now she lacked weight, gravity, she was less than the air.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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They said first-year students are at times arriving in classrooms lacking basic math and reasoning skills and they have often resorted to teaching remedial middle-school math concepts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
But a third of the report was given over to the wider role played by the health system in England - and make no mistake, it was found lacking.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The announcement marked a new stage in the major powers' rush for military space capabilities, driven by rapid technological advancements but lacking a comprehensive legal framework.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
And what we are sorely lacking in this world is discussion.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Moriori were a small, isolated population of hunter-gatherers, equipped with only the simplest technology and weapons, entirely inexperienced at war, and lacking strong leadership or organization.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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