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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More health care executives are being accused of negligence for lack of involvement in risk management, Hamilton said.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Arsenal made to pay for lack of composure Arsenal cannot afford to get desperate when things do not go to plan straight away.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Prior to Trump taking office, health experts had criticized the country's response to H5N1 for lack of transparency at times, sluggishness, inadequate testing, and its inability to halt transmission among dairy farms, which was once considered containable.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
As reported, judges had also placed an Italian subsidiary of Dior, which produced handbags for the French brand, under the same form of special administration, again for lack of control over its supply chain.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Arsenal made to pay for lack of composure Arsenal cannot afford to get desperate when things do not go to plan straight away.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
Prior to Trump taking office, health experts had criticized the country's response to H5N1 for lack of transparency at times, sluggishness, inadequate testing, and its inability to halt transmission among dairy farms, which was once considered containable.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
As reported, judges had also placed an Italian subsidiary of Dior, which produced handbags for the French brand, under the same form of special administration, again for lack of control over its supply chain.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
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“For lack of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20lack%20of. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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