starve
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The glacier will starve, shrink and eventually disappear.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Environmental advocates say it would starve the Delta of needed water and threaten fish that are already in severe decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Joshua Kushner and his family, one imagines, will not starve.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
However, not only do these chemicals affect the bees directly, they can also remove important plants that they rely on for food causing them to starve.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Soon, unless things change, the people will starve.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
And as the government shutdown starves the markets of official data, any individual announcement from a company can take on more meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
“We have a duty to see to it that no one starves, that no one goes roofless and cold,” The Times wrote in an editorial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
It isolates the cell from the surrounding tissue and essentially starves it of nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
Granted, the holiest of high holidays in all of American sportsballs never starves for attention.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2024
Since we are all supposed to be equal, if one person starves, then all should starve.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
For years, the housing market has been starved for inventory with sellers opting to stay put in order to hold on to their low mortgage rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Has your group been starved for funding for some time, a sign executives are prioritizing other departments?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Many schools, especially in rural India, are starved of funding and in disrepair.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the lack of braking points means the cars will be energy starved this year, so will be running with not much more than half the engines' full power at key points of the track.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The first spoonful was hot and delicious, and I was suddenly starved, couldn’t remember when I’d last eaten.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
"It's causing huge environmental problems... we have more food in the world, but there are more than ever people who are malnourished and starving," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"People have no idea where to evacuate. There's been no government advice. Many have fled to the hills and are starving."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
That’s necessary magic in an age that’s starving for it.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Environmentalists say the wall will accelerate erosion elsewhere while starving the neighboring salt marsh of sediment, hurting wildlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Had Maher Shalal Hashbaz made his escape into the street—or was he starving inside the sealed house?
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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