starved

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Knicks fans long starved of championship chances erupted.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

The engines are energy starved, which has required techniques to recover energy even on qualifying laps.

From BBC • May 23, 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

There were no harvests of any kind that year and everywhere people starved and were hungry and were angry at what had befallen them yet again.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck