hunger
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The fighting has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis with more than 14 million people forced from their homes and 28 million facing acute hunger, aid agencies say.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Starting on May 19, detainees launched a labor and hunger strike within Delaney Hall, which quickly became a hot spot for anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests and organizing.
From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026
In experiments involving mice, researchers found that this pathway was far less effective than the one used by glucose when it came to reducing activity in neurons associated with hunger.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
The hunger for this sentiment — let’s call it basic goodness — is real.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
And so I searched, but with a sinking heart: in this winter of Holland’s hunger, all my searching brought not one single cat or dog to my call.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Nutrition - Introductory
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