lacking
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Why was the prime minister so apparently lacking in curiosity about both the process and its outcome?
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
How on Earth could he have been so lacking in curiosity about the process, they asked.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But she also noticed that the market was saturated with author panels and conversations while lacking spaces where book lovers could interact with each other more organically.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
One of the latest entrants is Slate Auto, a startup that plans to offer a compact electric truck that eschew tech extras as much as possible—even lacking a stereo and power windows—for about $25,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
In February, a card on my birthday—conspicuously lacking in news of Charles.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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