We don't have vs we have no

Both "we don't have" and "we have no" are correct and commonly used in English. They can be used interchangeably depending on the context and personal preference.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"We don't have"

This phrase is used to express the absence of possession or availability of something.

Examples:

We don't have any milk in the fridge.
I don't have time to go to the store.
They don't have the necessary skills for the job.

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We don't have the authority.
We don't have a lot of time to find a solution.
We don't have presidents in this country, Aimee.
We don't have any clients lined up.
We don't have exact numbers, but based on our surveillance our guess is 800 or 900.
We don't have the time, Ms. Raines.
Jack? We don't have much time.
We don't have extra manpower for fleet security.
We don't have any other options at this point.
We don't have a single active lead on this nerve gas.
We don't have a body count yet.
We don't have a tree, Mom.
We don't have much to do today.
We don't have any salad cream.
We don't have time for by-the-book FBI interrogations.
We don't have a lot of company over.
We don't have the right to just keep her here.
We don't have the right to decide what people should know.
We don't have time to go through red tape.
We don't have a quantum phasing department, Carter.

Alternatives:

we do not have
we haven't got
we lack
we are without

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"we have no"

This phrase is also used to express the absence of possession or availability of something.

Examples:

We have no more cookies left.
She has no interest in sports.
They have no idea what to do next.

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Hospital council says we have no choice.
I believe that we have no right to sanction the deaths of innocent people.
But we have no songs for evil times.
But we have no idea what time it was dropped.
Police considered it a routine accident, so we have no more information.
And we have no proof otherwise.
Walter, we have no choice.
And we have no money for surgeries.
Unfortunately, we have no free rooms.
What dry hair, and we have no oil.
Come on, we have no time to lose.
Sorry, we have no vacancies.
We must go to Edo though we have no permit.
To become free, we have no other way.
No, we have no evidence...
Without that, we have no leverage.
Yes, we have no further comments at this time.
In short, we have no constraints.
The question keeps coming and we have no solution.
In fact, we have no currency of any kind.

Alternatives:

we do not have any
we are without
we lack
we are missing

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