famine

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Fletcher said the UN was also trying to keep the Strait of Hormuz open in its bid to get aid convoys to sub-Saharan Africa amid a "looming famine" in the region.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

For one, the status of women in North Korea has made great leaps since the so-called Arduous March - the famine caused in the 1990s when North Korea's economy collapsed.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Nearly every child is at risk of famine or getting sick from preventable diseases.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Ukrainians have termed their own word for the barrage -- "Kholodomor", a reference to the Holodomor, the 1930s famine orchestrated by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin that Kyiv considers a genocide.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

They must not be too worried about famine.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff