starvation
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The book is about colonisation and devastation, set against a backdrop of families left to die of starvation on estates owned by British aristocrats and landowners.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The UN estimated that the conflict could push an additional 45 million people into “acute food insecurity,” which includes the risk of death as a result of starvation, bringing the total to 363 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
"In many places, groundwater extraction, sediment starvation, and rapid urbanization are causing land to sink much faster than previously recognized," Ohenhen said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
Outraged, the royal governor closed the port to all trade, threatening the people with starvation until they paid for the tossed tea.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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