rations

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"We spent so many months with no fresh rations as the ships failed to reach here, or the limited vegetables they were carrying were spoiled during the long journey," she recalled.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Each year, the tribespeople benefit from over $560,000 in carbon revenue that pays for forest scouts and funds education, healthcare and emergency food rations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

“We were born in the Second World War, 1944 and we had rations — we were living on suet and you were living on steak here,” Daltrey said in his own interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Sometimes, the morning after one of his late night visits, I would go to get my rations only to discover that Schindler had left word I should receive two portions.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson