Example Sentences

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Tesla stock has lacked positive momentum for a while.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Iran has toyed with reverse-engineering, upgrading and creating its own combat aircraft, but has lacked the finances and technology to do so effectively, said Farzan Sabet, an Iran-focused researcher at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Despite its importance, the hypothesis has lacked solid experimental validation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

But since the death of patriarch Jerry Buss in 2013, the organization has lacked a sustained championship vision and effective championship culture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

I have gained experience from what he has been morally blind to; what he has lacked in understanding of human nature he has left for me to discover.

From Angels & Ministers by Housman, Laurence