hungry
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When that takes off, she uses her writing talent to create a complex backstory for Hungry Ghost.
From Salon • May 4, 2026
Hungry guests in tuxedos filed into a nearby 7-Eleven.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
As Roy writes, "The LGBTQ+ movement was young in India. Hungry for a queer history, it seemed to have seized on Chapal Bhaduri to be its fairy godmother."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
That afternoon, the boy snuggled with Lisa after his nap and recited “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” to her as he turned the pages of the children’s book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
“It’s on me. That is, if you’re hungry. Are you? Hungry, I mean?”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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