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English word

lack

B1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /læk/US /læk/
noun

the state of not having something or not having enough of something

verb

to have none or not enough of something

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Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023) video example

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During the following decade, Secretary-General Moon addressed many of the world's most pressing public challenges—including wars, extreme poverty, climate change, humanitarian disasters, gender inequity, and lack of human rights.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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