variants
also lacunas
as in lacks
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
attributes many of the nation's problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top
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Noun
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This absence — of God, of love, of plain community spirit — is a metaphor for the whole parish, where everyone is defined by their own lacks and deficiencies, the weaknesses that cause Wicks to despise them and vow to bring down them all.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025 -
But Davies’s film has a patience and lightness of touch that Scorsese’s lacks, as well as a note-perfect lead in Gillian Anderson.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that critical shortages of blood in Gaza hospitals could see force services to grind to a halt within days.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Implementing either policy would harm patients and cause distressing drug shortages and access issues.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Poor sleep quality, stress, head injuries, nutrient deficiencies, aging, alcohol use or medication side effects are all common culprits, says Mander.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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But some key deficiencies in how the action is designed make frustrating errors a recurrence.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Debates surrounding its future intensified in the 2000s, as DFW’s ballooning population laid bare the long-term inadequacies of its water reserves.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated August 15,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Aug. 2025
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As sheriff of Baltimore City, I am compelled to raise the alarm on court security funding inadequacies.—
Sam Cogen,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Where to Start To solve the insufficiencies found within conventional site assessment methodologies, POWER Engineers, Member of WSP, designed a transformative threat assessment tool called Meerkat.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
23 June 2025
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“Lacunae.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacunae. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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