starvation
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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
In turn, Germany was pushed to the edge of starvation, despite its relative food self-sufficiency, because Britain’s counter-blockade worsened the domestic fact that horses and farmers were sent from grainfields to the battlefields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The realization that she and the children were not faced immediately with starvation brought a brave smile to her face and marked the turning point in her distress.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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