Example Sentences

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Though breadth has been lacking in recent weeks, smaller stocks have been a punching above their weight.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Where Agentforce has been lacking is in addressing complex customer problems or those that require a human touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Bitcoin relies on momentum more than stocks do, and recently, momentum has been lacking, Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide’s Investment Management Group, said in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Saturday's 8-0 thrashing of Asian champions China demonstrated England's ruthlessness which has been lacking at times this year.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

"At all events there will be order in the state, which for some time has been lacking."

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah