Example Sentences

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But if that team lacked talent and awareness, it had grit and moxie, which were just as important.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The company claimed the county lacked legal power to deny the project based on concerns about water.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"The guidance lacked a lot of detail. It didn't address many major concerns," said Liat Olenick, co-founder of Climate Families NYC.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"For decades, we've observed tremendous variability in how autism manifests, but we lacked direct evidence that these differences reflected distinct underlying biology," said Dr. Alessandro Gozzi, at Italian Institute of Technology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Like Darwin, he collected beetles, but he lacked his cousin’s plodding, taxonomic mind and soon gave up his collection for more ambitious pursuits.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee