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And a pilot by the Street Vendor Project nonprofit deployed similar batteries to food trucks, but a lack of charging infrastructure proved an issue.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
But that, she says, comes from a lack of understanding over what can be an "internal and invisible" struggle.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They cited the limited clinical studies and a lack of evidence indicating their effectiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Thousands of other users posted their thoughts online about this poll question, with some lamenting the respondents’ lack of understanding of probability.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
How I regretted now my own lack of taste in clothes.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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The deal also lacks specific provisions for international inspections, something the country reportedly insisted on.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Because the Moon lacks a thick atmosphere and a global magnetic field, these particles strike its surface directly.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The ship lacks the usual clanging metal rigging of a modern sailboat, so the two-hour, $80 journey was nearly silent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
If you think his millennial lingo is a sign that he lacks judgment in other areas, you can tell him that “you guyses” are splitting up with him.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"True enough," Ser Brynden said, "yet there is one thing Ser Jaime lacks."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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However, scientists lacked enough comparative material and anatomical research to determine exactly what kind of giant salamander the bones represented.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The New York Times reported that the new plane lacked the same security countermeasures, including anti-missile defenses.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
While Zhu would grow GigaDevice into a highly successful publicly traded chip designer in the years that followed, the company lacked the capital and expertise to become a memory juggernaut.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The county rejected the plan, saying it lacked specificity and necessitates “an elevated level of fiscal oversight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Narewka lacked most of what we consider necessities today.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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In many remote places lacking accessible stores, Russians depend on them for much of their shopping, from clothes to household appliances.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Barker’s screenplay is sorely lacking the imagination and ambition needed to stake its place among the true classics, horror or otherwise.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Official statistics are lacking, but media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reported an increasing number of victims.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
However, animals lacking those neurons, or in which the neurons had been switched off, showed a dramatic reduction in scratching behavior.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
In order to have a Copernicanism with spheres there needs to be an account of how the Earth/moon system is attached to a sphere, which is noticeably lacking.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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