starved

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It is a club which has been starved of success and silverware for decades but European Cup winner Nigel Spink believes victory in Istanbul would be a watershed moment.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Kaushal says the Union’s blockade of Confederate ports during the Civil War starved the U.K. of cotton and pushed the world’s then-military superpower to contemplate breaking it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter wrote on Thursday that Nvidia had been somewhat starved for momentum this year as investors looked for “derivative” ways to play the AI boom, beyond the main chip stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Brands today are starved for content and starved for news,” said Adam Drawas, co-founder of the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“It’ll do you good! You looked starved to death!”

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl