hunger

Example Sentences

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Analysts say Platner's rise spoke to a real hunger for fighters who sound less polished, less cautious and less beholden to donors than the candidates national leaders tend to favor.

From Barron's • Jul. 9, 2026

The fighting has led to the world's worst humanitarian crisis with more than 14 million people forced from their homes and 28 million facing acute hunger, aid agencies say.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Starting on May 19, detainees launched a labor and hunger strike within Delaney Hall, which quickly became a hot spot for anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protests and organizing.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

In experiments involving mice, researchers found that this pathway was far less effective than the one used by glucose when it came to reducing activity in neurons associated with hunger.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

Suddenly, like a hunger, I need to see what these people are so upset about.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz