lack thereof
idiom
formal
—used to say that there is not enough of the thing that has been mentioned
The problem is money, or (a/the) lack thereof.
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Fairness, or the lack thereof, can present itself in everyday situations like meetings, project team decisions or more substantial business decisions.
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Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
But at this point, the griping about Cinderellas—or lack thereof—feels tired.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
The 46-year-old stopped by Sherri on Monday, March 24 and got real about her dating life — or, lack thereof, with host Sherri Shepherd.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The ordeal has forced mountaineers and guides to revisit the ethics—or lack thereof—that climbers follow on the world’s highest peak, and to ask themselves how far climbers should go to improve their changes of actually reaching the top, and who belongs on the peak.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 31 Mar. 2025
But at this point, the griping about Cinderellas—or lack thereof—feels tired.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 30 Mar. 2025
The 46-year-old stopped by Sherri on Monday, March 24 and got real about her dating life — or, lack thereof, with host Sherri Shepherd.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Lack thereof.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lack%20thereof. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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