starving

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It's been the subject of many court cases, with campaigners claiming that pollution from agriculture and sewage have led to algal blooms, starving wildlife of oxygen.

From BBC • May 24, 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

Framed as a humanitarian mission to help ships and starving crews locked up in the Strait against their will, this was also a tactical move to break the Iranian blockade and restore energy flows.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Some order pizzas they eat from their laps, and some arrange complicated cheeseboards, which I hover around in a way I hope is breezy, that doesn’t scream starving writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He was starving and this was not what he wanted to eat.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young