for lack of
idiom
: not having (the thing specified)
They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.
For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.
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Two police investigations were suspended for lack of evidence or other investigative reasons.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
She got acquitted of that story’s several murders for lack of evidence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
But Conley believes employers have likely received a minuscule number of claims, not for lack of trying to make the reimbursement process straightforward and free of privacy concerns.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Criminal trespassing charges against the protesters who were arrested at UT on April 24, 2024, were dropped the next day for lack of evidence.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
She got acquitted of that story’s several murders for lack of evidence.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
But Conley believes employers have likely received a minuscule number of claims, not for lack of trying to make the reimbursement process straightforward and free of privacy concerns.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 30 July 2025
Criminal trespassing charges against the protesters who were arrested at UT on April 24, 2024, were dropped the next day for lack of evidence.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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