lack
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Lack of action on childcare is already costing the American economy $172 billion per year, according to data from the business-leader group ReadyNation.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Lack of awareness is one reason, the report found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Lack of planning and misconceptions around a new $6,000 senior tax deduction could lead to missed tax savings.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
Lack of sleep does more than leave you tired.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Lack of any single required characteristic dooms efforts at domestication, just as it dooms efforts at building a happy marriage.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing lack
Zilch, Zip, Nada: Words For Nothing
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