hunger
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The Soviet Union—which had been Cuba’s source of financial support—has collapsed and left the island a scene of desperation and hunger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
During the following hour, the treated animals consumed up to 50% less food than expected, suggesting that BRP could strongly influence hunger.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
When it goes awry, it can cause an insatiable hunger, leading to obesity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
This hormone helps regulate blood sugar and signals that influence hunger and feelings of fullness.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
He had no idea how long he had been reading when his concentration was interrupted by a pang of hunger shooting through his stomach.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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
They are all citizens of winter, prey to the daily hungers of real life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
As a quiet misfit in a foreign place, Daphne hungers for human connection even as she physically deteriorates.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2023
The series sticks with that impetus while expanding our view into the part of Ellie that hungers for family and true care.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2023
It wasn’t her fault that she was good at taking care of herself and her hungers.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
Though they were merely stories, I accepted them as true because I wanted to believe them, because I hungered for a different life, for something new.
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
Cheered on by a studio audience hungering for fireworks and fisticuffs — “Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry!”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
Be that as it may, the question remains: Is Broadway hungering for two jukebox musicals based on “Romeo and Juliet”?
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 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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