lacking

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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

“This rigorous approach just hasn’t been taken with VSELs. I find the work mystifying and lacking in rigor,” he said.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

The threat of taking human jobs is real, but the U.S. is lacking skilled manufacturing workers.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

For centuries, Ms. Riskin explains, animals were seen as meat, acted upon by God and lacking their own will.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

And she worried that she came out lacking.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie