Example Sentences

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Investors gain a high-dividend alternative but face downside risk as the preferred stock lacks protection if common stock drops.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The hospital is short of money and supplies, and lacks an ambulance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The weak military lacks advanced air-defense systems and missile capabilities, and possesses only a handful of attack planes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The result is a metaphysical model that, at best, lacks clarity, and at worst obscures the very nature of reality.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Because the term white crime lacks social meaning, the term white criminal is also perplexing.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander