lacking

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To better understand how CSE affects memory, scientists compared mice lacking the protein with normal mice using the same strain developed in 2008.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Public transport meanwhile is shambolic, with most commercial vehicles dilapidated and lacking working air conditioning.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He was as industrious as the others, committed defenders and creating shooting opportunities for himself, even if his end product was lacking.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the airline CEO for lacking compassion and judgment in delivering an unilingual English message.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The same pattern repeated itself elsewhere in the world, whenever peoples lacking native wild mammal species suitable for domestication finally had the opportunity to acquire Eurasian domestic animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond