starving

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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Exhausted, starving and desperate, he knocked on the door of local farmers John and Phyllis Le Breton.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Once upon a time, he lived out his starving artist fantasies abroad before putting that aside to join the family business.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

After that scene at lunch with Zara, I hadn’t been able to finish my cheese sandwich, and now I was starving.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee