lack
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But people often confuse the homelessness crisis and the behavioral health system crisis because these two crises converge—a dearth of affordable housing, and a lack of residential and inpatient treatment options.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The commission found that a lack of safeguards, including poor management of authentication signing keys and access controls, had resulted in the personal data of around 37.5 million users being exposed.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Many are concerned about the lack of visible progress on street homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Maggie also couldn’t escape her lack of funds.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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