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Discover LudwigThe phrase "seems lacking" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means that something appears to be deficient or inadequate. Example: "The company's social media strategy seems lacking in engagement with its target audience."
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But today it seems lacking in ambition.
It seems lacking in dignity — diminishing, somehow.
Still, these days his imagination seems lacking.
The flesh is obviously willing in Mr. Goode's case, but too often the spirit seems lacking.
But the signal seems lacking in the qualities that would usually lead to a public announcement.
His concern for his own wellbeing seems lacking, to say the least.
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The market for personal health, it seems, lacks both.
Many other animals, it seems, lack the physical equipment to adapt, and perish or move away.
these seem lacking in sec.
"They seem lacking in enthusiasm.
Assange's social skills could seem lacking.
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