rations

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Rations have meant Ethiopia’s daily supply of diesel—necessary to support trucks and armored vehicles—has halved, with the government prioritizing who gets fuel.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Rations were tied to where people were registered, keeping starving peasants from flooding into better-fed cities.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

And on the westside in Wilson, it's Rations, where manager Delaney Burst told me that they recently sold over 400 sloshies in one day.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

Rations to soldiers during World War II and the invention of the postwar “coffee break” helped feed America’s growing habit.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2020

Rations are meager, but we know how to survive on less than nothing.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper