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lack

[lak] / læk /




Usage

What are other ways to say lack? The verb lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire. Require, which expresses necessity as strongly as need, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail.

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The answer seems to lie in a lack of good marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In the last World Cup in Qatar, he was nearly sent home for a perceived lack of effort in training after he learned he wouldn’t be a starter in the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"This incident went beyond the question of whether individual employees were at fault and exposed a lack of social and historical sensitivity within Starbucks Korea," he said.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

As he has aged, has increasingly appeared to lack filters or self-control.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

So I can’t quite blame her for the lack of hospitality she supplied.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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