lacking
being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
wanting; deficient: He was found lacking in stamina.
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How to use lacking in a sentence
So lacking, versus having, access to information stored on a computer increased, versus decreased, deliberate and spontaneous remembering of the information.
Reports of a Baleful Internet Are Greatly Exaggerated - Issue 104: Harmony | Brian Gallagher | July 21, 2021 | NautilusUnfortunately, the Shure wireless headphones are somewhat lacking in other important departments.
Shure AONIC 50 review: Studio-quality sound, but not reference-grade noise-canceling | Billy Cadden | July 7, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI look at the progress that has been made recently with deep learning and it’s dramatic, it’s pretty impressive—but that doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s fundamentally lacking.
“We’ll never have true AI without first understanding the brain” | Will Heaven | March 3, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe difference, though, was that his power on pitches that were low and in or away — whether over the plate or not — was entirely lacking.
Nats want Kyle Schwarber to get ‘squatty’ at the plate and return to his slugging ways | Jesse Dougherty | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostWhich makes this review somewhat lacking, as that stuff is basically the Defender's raison d'être.
The Land Rover Defender—rugged, charming, but drinks like a fish | Jonathan M. Gitlin | February 18, 2021 | Ars Technica
Due to the video lacking audio, what they were fighting about remains a mystery—“was Jay cheating?”
Yoncé Said Knock You Out: The Solange and Jay Z Story | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The psychology of BDSM is lacking in other formal training regiments and interactions,” added Stella.
Dungeons and Genital Clamps: Inside a Legendary BDSM Chateau | Ian Frisch | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTlacking any sense of irony, Eldridge made campaign-finance reform a signature plank.
The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America’s Worst Gay Power Couple | James Kirchick | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis only known run-in with the law was a 300-euro fine for failing to stop at the scene of an accident and lacking insurance.
Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach | Tracy McNicoll | November 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStrapped for medical staff and lacking in the resources needed to treat the 5,338 suspected cases, the numbers are soaring.
European tobacco is lacking in flavor and is less powerful than the tobacco of America.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Some critics feel that, despite much that is desirable in her work, the soul is lacking in the women she paints.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementYet there never was lacking a volunteer, either man or woman, to go to that well and obtain the precious water.
The Red Year | Louis TracyNever lacking natural dignity, he was not punctilious in mere matters of form.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowNow here was a lover's meeting, not lacking the shy, downward glance of dark eyes as steel-blue eyes flashed frank admiration.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
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