hungry
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The streamer has notched hit after hit by tapping in to the fervent, rapidly growing audience of young adults hungry for coming-of-age love stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
We are very excited and grateful, but very hungry and ready to go.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"We're not talking about driving on clear streets with clear lanes. There are no streets," he said, also describing scenes where aid trucks are suddenly swarmed by desperately hungry people.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
But it’s also made me hungry for more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
“If you are hungry enough you will eat them.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Not only do sugar spikes contribute to the long-term development of metabolic disease, it can also leave you hungrier by midmorning than if you had eaten nothing at all.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 21, 2026
Overall, the findings show that animals do not simply become hungrier when nutrients are missing.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
Djokovic grew up in war-torn Serbia and has spoken about how his turbulent childhood made him hungrier for success.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
They prioritized ”big people that move fast,” explained Miller, saving scholarship offers for players who were hungrier to improve than to become famous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Always there is someone hungrier than her own children.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
“All of us, from the wealthiest and most powerful of men to the weakest and hungriest of children, share one precious possession: the name American.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Professor, you wrote so much about takeout,” my hungriest pupil pushed back, “What’s the deal? You against it now?”
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023
“The only list you’ll find me on is the hungriest customer list,” Kelce responded.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
He warned that richer countries must do much more to keep grain and other assistance flowing to the hungriest parts of the world, and he named names.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2022
The hungriest of spirits or worse could slip through.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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