starved

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Knicks fans long starved of championship chances erupted.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 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

“It’s been strange to see Iran continue to export through the war, but it, too, will come at an additional cost to the global economy starved by the Hormuz stoppage,” Johnston said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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

My eyes must have been starved for color and I hadn’t known it.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz