starved
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Osterberg courted Britain's middle and upper classes for her college, deciding most elementary school girls were "absolutely unfit to be trained... their muscles have been starved from babyhood".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
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
Freidenberg described what happened to her body as she starved, including her loss of hips and breasts and the ways in which her digestion and other bodily processes changed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He had regained enough weight not to look starved.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
