starvation
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Unions and workers complain of "starvation wages" which have been frozen since 2022.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Shipper survived two concentration camps, including Auschwitz-Birkenau in occupied Poland, a death march, and the Lodz ghetto - a Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis which was plagued by disease, starvation and forced labour.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Nine in the bay were killed by ship strikes last year while another 12 appear to have died of starvation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
As a panicked response to hunger and starvation, barter trade ran wild and private markets exploded in number and importance.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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