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hunger

[huhng-ger] / ˈhʌŋ gər /


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But when it happens regularly, as in Sylvia’s case, it can contribute to a total breakdown in hunger and fullness cues.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

They said the length of time it took to arrange the meeting, particularly following the hunger strikes, was "extremely concerning".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It helps control automatic processes essential for survival, including breathing, sleeping, heartbeat regulation and hunger.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

In our Sept. 1 op-ed, we argued that the purpose of development banks is development: less poverty, hunger and death among the world’s poor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Richard and I dig up sassafras root to chew on to ease our hunger.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

Huge questions for a party that used to dominate Scottish politics and hungers for a way back to power at Holyrood.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

No one hungers for the bad old days—the infamous “Ford to City: Drop Dead” headline ran just months before PS1 opened—but it’s hard not to be nostalgic for the art world of the past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

Ng’s and Wong’s bodies have both known hungers of many kinds, inheriting their ancestors’ “insatiable” appetites — for food and water, but also for connection.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2023

“Yet, our nation hungers for their radical song. Let us not sit back silently...”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

To starve in order to learn about my environment was irrational, but so were my hungers.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Malcom McLean, a New Jersey commercial shipper who championed the new idea of prepacking cargo into big metal boxes, hungered for a Pentagon contract.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Election administrators in many states have long hungered for better access to federal information on citizenship status.

From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026

That added to a quasi “gold rush” among investors who understandably hungered for a piece of the action.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026

Their movement had hungered for this moment for years, but now, after Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Her own audience, primed to look for conspiracy theories in the wake of a high-profile murder, had been hungering for Owens to challenge the widely accepted version of events.

From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2026

And students are hungering to be back in the hustle and bustle of campus life, Brumbaugh added.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

“The country is very volatile and hungering for change,” he said.

From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022

Any hoops fan hungering for a return to normal this March might have looked at the bracket when it finally came out and wondered what ever changed.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

That’s what comes of hungering for something: You forget to check if it’s rotten before you gobble it down.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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