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The phrase "lacked for" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to mean "to be missing something, or to need something." For example, "We lacked for nothing during our stay at the resort."
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Malignaggi never lacked for personality.
She never lacked for an opinion.
Nonetheless, he has not lacked for work.
Caucus critics have never lacked for material.
His career has not lacked for excitement.
But Brown's programming hasn't lacked for daring.
Parents have never lacked for expert advice.
The Stoops kids never lacked for playmates.
But it never lacked for technical fluency.
The show hasn't lacked for drama.
Not that Barbara Bush lacked for adoration.
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