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lack

noun as in deficiency, need

verb as in do not have

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For example, consider someone who experiences discrimination at a bank or financial institution due to a lack of representation, cultural misunderstandings or language barriers.

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He added that prison management had "lost the dressing room", adding there was a "lack of empathy and sympathy".

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The office’s determination under the new administration that the programs are “wasteful ... lacks any support or credibility,” the lawsuit contends.

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She added that the treatment for the disease was not available in Gaza because of the closure of crossings, a medicine shortage and the general lack of healthcare.

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The total lack of subtext makes the film frustrating to watch, even if we know Josh will get his comeuppance.

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The verb lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire. Require, which expresses necessity as strongly as need, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail.

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