rations
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The Guatemalan government, for example, says it has 1.1 million rations ready to distribute in the face of a food security emergency.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
After being a Tab obsessive for years before its discontinuation, Ward now carefully rations Coke Zero to avoid drinking three a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, their meager food rations have become increasingly sparse.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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