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Recent Examples of lack
Noun
Speaking on the July 24 episode of the Masters of Scale podcast, Welch argued younger workers face the same demanding schedules as previous generations, but lack the fundamental belief that hard work will lead to meaningful advancement. Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025 These products often rely on quasi-beauty formulations but lack the beauty-specific narrative and sensorial experience that drives long-term value. Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Due to the lack of video evidence, what jurors did see was a reenactment, using a doll in place of the victim that was the focus on initial charges filed in September 2022. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025 The lawsuit details what Justice says is a lack of cooperation. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lack
Noun
  • North Korea has made significant advances in its nuclear and ballistic missile programs in the absence of talks.
    Stella Kim, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2025
  • To the contrary, the absence of dissent was the danger.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, constant strikes on Russia’s refinery infrastructure have caused possible shortages of gas, and another Ukrainian drone hit a Gazprom refinery for the second time in a week Tuesday night, 1,400 km (870 miles) inside Russia.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple staff members interviewed as part of that investigation reported concerns about the impact of staffing shortages on the quality of care at the facility.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The water system is in most urgent need of financial help, according to the IBA, largely due to the rising costs of buying water from the San Diego County Water Authority and the lack of regular rate hikes prior to 2023.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • That should put you on track to find the ideal laser or ink tank printer for your needs.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elimination can take longer for people who eat a lot of salt, have kidney disease or a potassium deficiency, or are dehydrated.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a bad recipe for a CU team that’s yet to solve its deficiencies in the trenches.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hours earlier, his team was begging us & the Adams campaign to join their publicity stunt lawsuit against @ABC7.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Now there’s a story begging for its own miniseries, and a reminder that the stakes are pretty high.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Both friends asked not to be named due to concerns about potential harassment.
    Jack Moore, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Food and Drug Administration, Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Agriculture Department, the Labor Department, the National Park Service, and the National Nuclear Security Administration have all asked ex-employees to return to work.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yet Huang insists the skeptics are missing the deeper forces reshaping the economy.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Advertisement As a result, civil rights leaders insisted that the pursuit of equality depended on freedom for unpopular speech.
    Time, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The more arduous route began exacting its toll.
    Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Add to that the toll AIDs, the crack epidemic, and violent crime had exacted on American cities and the context of the crackdown becomes more clear.
    Andrew Pasquier, Them., 18 Sep. 2025

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“Lack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lack. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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