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
It asserted that widespread famines and mass starvation would doom huge swaths of mankind because the world’s population was growing too rapidly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
“Once the Forest Service got involved, they had more than just a starvation issue,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
“The country is on starvation rations and everything is in shortage.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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