hungry
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The union said concessions workers could walk off the job any time, leaving hungry fans to fend for themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Once back in Chicago, I realized I had two immediate cravings: I wanted to sit outside, and I was hungry in the way people become hungry after spending several days in someone else’s kitchen.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
All Wall Street needs to sell SpaceX stock to a hungry public is a semi-plausible narrative.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
He could tell he was out of the nontime limbo because he was hungry again.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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