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  • present participle of lack.
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lacking

[lak-ing] / ˈlæk ɪŋ /


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Charles Schwab is an exception, lacking an anti-flipping policy for IPOs, while other brokers aim to prevent price destabilization.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The team's experiments showed that the gold-patterned structures substantially increased the amount of heat moving across the gap, achieving heat transfer rates up to four times greater than comparable systems lacking the engineered patterns.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Later, it would settle a class-action lawsuit for false advertising and announce the retirement of its head of AI, who was criticized for lacking a vision for Siri.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In a study of 30,000 people from the US and UK - even in some who regularly ate five portions of fruit and veg a day - these were often lacking.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Miss Maggie and Osh had both been in the wider world and found it lacking.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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