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"The scourge of hunger... continues to atrociously plague a significant portion of humanity," he said, a day after the United Nations warned global hunger "is at record levels".

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson disparaged the protests as an example of “the scourge of left-wing violence.”

Many signs these days point to a scourge of anger and despair among American men, who all too often don’t seem to have been raised to express a wide range of emotions.

That’s in a state with a high number of undocumented folks, so take it for what it’s worth — hardly a scourge.

The warmth and sunshine led to a huge increase in the insect population across the UK and aphids, the scourge of gardeners, boomed according to the Royal Horticultural Society, external.