starved

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Starved of cash, advanced equipment and modern technologies to extract hard-to-reach oil, Russian production is expected to enter a slow decline in the coming years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Starved of inflows, the lake lost about half its volume and became twice as salty.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Starved for oxygen, the surrounding nerve cells degraded, and the mutant mice were more vulnerable to stroke-like injuries.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

The nearest confirmed breeding population is 55 miles downstream at Starved Rock Lock and Dam.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

Starved for entertainment, they begged Penelope to recite poetry, tell jokes, anything—but she could not, for her voice had not yet returned.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood