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hunger

[huhng-ger] / ˈhʌŋ gər /


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"We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The two men had been on hunger strike since the beginning of their detention, with Abu Keshek also refusing water from 5 May, Adalah said.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The first was emotional eating, in which people eat to cope with negative feelings instead of physical hunger.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Building up a man whose appetite, whose isolation, whose just general hunger to dominate, making that character and then giving him this one lifeline to humanity in Vanessa — that’s all calculated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I had no idea if there were any dangerous creatures around, but hunger was even surer to kill me, so I had to risk venturing inland.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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