hunger

Example Sentences

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They are new drugs - which mimic GLP-1, a natural hormone that regulates hunger - and the potential side effects from using them in the long term are only just beginning to emerge.

From BBC

His release followed years of advocacy efforts by his family, rights groups and the British government, with his mother, Laila Soueif, going on hunger strike.

From Barron's

By the next month, immigrants inside the 2,500-capacity facility launched a hunger strike protesting conditions.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Keir replied: "He will appreciate there are rules and procedures in place in relation to hunger strikes, and we're following those rules and procedures."

From BBC

An MP has started a protest outside a prison demanding urgent medical care for a hunger striker there.

From BBC