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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There’s, for lack of a better term, employee decommissioning, and the entire employee life cycle.
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
But a third of those supported by the U.N. have closed in the last 10 days for lack of food or fuel, according to the United Nations’ humanitarian office, or OCHA, which said more closures could be imminent.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Almost all bakeries shut down weeks ago and the program stopped distribution of food basics to families for lack of supplies.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, however, which included a training center and terrorism database, ultimately closed in 2014 for lack of funding.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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John Werner, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
But a third of those supported by the U.N. have closed in the last 10 days for lack of food or fuel, according to the United Nations’ humanitarian office, or OCHA, which said more closures could be imminent.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Almost all bakeries shut down weeks ago and the program stopped distribution of food basics to families for lack of supplies.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
The National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, however, which included a training center and terrorism database, ultimately closed in 2014 for lack of funding.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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