starvation
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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
Crops needed to stave off starvation have been decimated.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
“Once the Forest Service got involved, they had more than just a starvation issue,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
Hundreds of thousands face starvation across the region, where more than 65,000 people have been displaced since October, according to the latest UN figures.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
I could hear him dying of starvation, and I had food.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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