famine
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At the novel’s core are Tomás and his wife, Phina, each bearing the psychic wounds of the midcentury potato famine that left them orphaned and adrift—until they found each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
By helping the body store energy efficiently, it could have supported survival during periods of famine or food shortages.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
A famine in the mid-1990s killed hundreds of thousands of people, and reports indicate that the Covid-19 pandemic also pushed many into extreme hunger.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Numbers were once even greater - after a devastating famine in the mid-1990s triggered what rights groups described as a silent exodus over a more porous border with China.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
She taught her three children the art of debate and tutored them on current events, translating for Jim the images of famine and war that upset him on the TV news.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing famine
St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary: Words With Irish and Gaelic Roots
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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