rations

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In his testimony, Mohammed said meals in the prison are “extremely insufficient,” going on to describe meager rations with “tiny pieces of bread” and “undercooked, dry rice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

In Sudan, Yousuf said smugglers left his group for a month in the desert enduring searing hot days and bitter cold nights surviving on meagre rations of rice and contaminated water.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

In the platypus attendant's logbook, the interns found evidence that his rations en route were being decreased as some of the worms began to perish.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

The GHF does not elaborate on how it defines a meal, but it has previously stated that it calculated daily rations at 1,750 calories, well below the 2,200 calories target used by humanitarian organizations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Her rations were—as he’d expected—not much better than his, but he pooled them together to make a sort of meal.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray