hunger
Example Sentences
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The popular medicines remove feelings of hunger by acting like a natural gut hormone that makes users feel full.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Researchers from the University of Concepción in Chile, working with colleagues at the University of Maryland, uncovered a previously unknown signaling pathway in the hypothalamus, the brain region that controls hunger and fullness.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
The acquisition grants Neurocrine access to Vykat XR, a drug approved in March 2025 for extreme hunger in Prader-Willi syndrome patients.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Soleno, which develops treatments of rare diseases, is known for its Vykat XR drug to treat the extreme hunger caused by rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi syndrome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The smell of the fresh bread makes me nearly faint with hunger.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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