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starvation

[stahr-vey-shuhn] / stɑrˈveɪ ʃən /
NOUN
hunger
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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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

It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The loss of pasture land to raiding neighbours could mean the difference between subsistence and starvation, so there was much less room for compromise.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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