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 EU funds, with the Hungarian currency losing value and a sharp rise in annual inflation to 4.6% last month, the Hungarian economy is in trouble.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 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

Starved of funds, shrunken in size, the military was almost invisible to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Starved and tired enough he was: but he looked happier than when he set out.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë