starved

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And intensifying competition means we will increasingly be in “an investing landscape where certain segments of the economy and markets are starved for capital, while others are flush with attractive financing options.”

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

This arises because the cars are fundamentally energy starved this year - they simply cannot recover sufficient electrical energy to be able to have full power at all times a driver would want.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Grant purchased one parcel in early 2023, when rents in Los Angeles were skyrocketing in a city starved for housing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The current standoff at the crucial waterway has starved the market of roughly 10 million barrels of oil per day, according to Manish Raj, managing director at Velandera Energy Partners.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

Some say that Pythagoras starved himself, but the most common versions all say that beans were his undoing.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife