hunger
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Arendt had written her dissertation on St. Augustine, who held curiosity to be dangerous, often tempting one to sin because of an insatiable hunger for one sight after another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile, working with colleagues at the University of Maryland, uncovered a previously unknown signaling pathway in the hypothalamus, the brain region that controls hunger and fullness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
The acquisition grants Neurocrine access to Vykat XR, a drug approved in March 2025 for extreme hunger in Prader-Willi syndrome patients.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a French father who was based in Japan staged a hunger strike, calling attention to what he said was the kidnapping of his children by his ex-wife.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The children’s eyes gleamed with hunger, but all three shook their heads.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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