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lacking
[ lak-ing ]
preposition
- being without; not having; wanting; less:
Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
adjective
- wanting; deficient:
He was found lacking in stamina.
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Example Sentences
If policy rests upon transparently flawed economic reasoning or arbitrary distinctions lacking rational explanation, courts not only have the authority but also the constitutional duty to intervene.
He also advises avoiding fertilizers with micro-nutrients unless you have tested your soil and have evidence that it’s lacking certain metals or minerals.
She wasn't lacking oomph this time, arguing the Supreme Court had vindicated what she had long argued, and pretty much saying "I told you so" to the Labour Party.
However, more fish require more suitable habitat, which is lacking in Southern California — in part due to drought and the increased frequency of devastating wildfires.
Ohtani, of course, isn’t exactly lacking for physical capabilities on the field.
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