hunger
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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
Some attribute this situation to so-called disaster opportunism but others point to the hunger and destitution of those who have lost everything in a country already in chronic crisis before the quakes.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 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
At a time when unifying entertainment is an increasingly rare find, this show feeds that hunger by being an easy watch.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
The first was a hunger, a desire beyond that which ordinary food could fill.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nutrition - High School
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