rations

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Canadian Rangers on the patrol suffered a bout of food poisoning, likely from the military rations they were eating.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 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

Nearly 800 million Indians, he notes, now rely on free rations.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

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

He lifted two bags of food, our rations.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff