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Recent Examples of lacuna Yet surveying this landscape reveals a curious lacuna: software criticism, in which a piece of software is subjected to critical analysis. WIRED, 23 Feb. 2023 Ta-Nehisi Coates, in a devastating essay in the show’s catalogue, fills in the lacuna with his well-known, scorching pessimism about white mind-sets. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021 Data sets, some spanning decades, now feature a lacuna. Boyce Upholt, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2022 Of course, the big lacuna in deterrence theory is how to deter the idiot or, say, the leader who badly understands his own position. WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for lacuna 
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Noun
  • Mass deportations could lead to labor shortages impacting the economic success and operational efficiencies of restaurants across Illinois.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The dangerous cold, multiple snowstorms and California’s devastating wildfires have caused an emergency shortage of platelets and some blood types at the American Red Cross.
    Karina Tsui, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • And yet, for the first time since that gap began to open, Notre Dame has an honest chance to go all the way.
    Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Smaller grains mean a far greater number of them, as well as a larger number of the tiny gaps between them.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After an underwhelming opening, the Disney release has shown good staying power, taking advantage of January’s lack of competition.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • But he will occasionally get beat by good shooters and his lack of size has been exposed at times by pros.
    Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some analysts suggest that China, the U.S.'s geopolitical rival, will seize the opportunity to fill the void and strengthen its role as a global leader at Washington's expense.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The launch addresses a persistent void in the home video market, where South Asian cinema has been historically underserved by major distribution labels.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Among multiple other afflictions Levine expects are vitamin deficiencies, starvation, dramatic weight loss, vision problems due to a lack of sunlight, broken bones, cognitive impairment and mental health trauma.
    Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Denver’s deficiencies in 2024 were Buffalo’s strengths.
    Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the concerns about how the state ended up in the budget hole to begin with, remains central to the blame game.
    Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The Mets still have a gaping hole at first base and the two sides likely aren't too far apart on a deal.
    Zach Pressnell, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Lacuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacuna. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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