lack
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The news has been welcomed by Trading Standards officers, who have repeatedly told us they lack the necessary powers to tackle the problem.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“The continued lack of progress towards restoring normal energy flows from the Middle East is reinforcing expectations of a prolonged period of elevated oil prices,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“I’m not, for lack of a better way of saying it, dying for it to happen, but I’d just like to find some way to communicate to everyone on either side that everything’s fine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Only the accident of his intemperate sounding off, and then lack of self-knowledge to offer regrets, blew up the opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
She accused the “conceited” doctors of a lack of common sense.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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