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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lacks in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to indicate that someone or something lacks in a certain area or quality. For example, "The student's essay lacks in originality."
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Vince Vaughn's character, it's true, lacks in the subtlety department.
"We have serious lacks in the services we can provide.
What Pope lacks in experience, he counters with speed.
What it lacks in subtlety, it makes up in conviction.
It lacks, in my view, focus, sharpness and energy.
They are not qualities that he lacks in real life.
Brazil may have the discipline Argentina lacks in the breach.
What it lacks in finery it makes up in price.
Luckily, this doesn't mean it lacks in freshness.
What his art lacks in shadow it makes up for in panache.
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The research on mobile learning in science lacks in-depth investigation of the learning process.
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