famished
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The famished whales are increasingly seeking food in the San Francisco Bay, a bustling shipping area, making them vulnerable to vessel traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
And audiences, it turned out, were famished for such a protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
It was Ramadan, and when the time came to break the traditional fast, T was famished.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
Ware is famished - her day started with 6am weight training - but after a quick glance at the burger-centric menu, she opts for a cappuccino and settles down to chat about music.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023
Cange, with a population of about thirty thousand, might be described as the most impoverished, famished, and disease-ridden place in Haiti.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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