famine
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Another suggests Irish immigrants crafted the candy as a nostalgic nod to home — or even as a reference to the Great Famine.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
The Famine Early Warning Systems Network recently said 20 to 25 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia need humanitarian food assistance, more than half because of drought.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Famine is gripping camps of displaced people in the city and other areas of Sudan, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group of international experts that analyze hunger crises.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Famine was first identified last year in a camp in Sudan's western region of Darfur and has since spread to other areas.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025
Famine and plague were everywhere, and in some places there was such despair that mothers could no longer muster enough hope to give their children names.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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