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hungry

[huhng-gree] / ˈhʌŋ gri /


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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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