rations

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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

From meagre rations, he plumped for Johnny Kenny.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

In his testimony, Mohammed said meals in the prison are “extremely insufficient,” going on to describe meager rations with “tiny pieces of bread” and “undercooked, dry rice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

After four months of princess treatment and double rations for Penelope, zookeepers checked on her nest in front of a throng of excited reporters.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

He had finished eating his rations, but he was still hungry.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman