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starvation

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


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"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

While a lack of food may be driving whales into the bay, it's not necessarily starvation that's killing them.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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

They had been dying of disease and starvation, and the few goats they kept had been dying as well.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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