starvation
Example Sentences
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Unions and workers complain of "starvation wages" which have been frozen since 2022.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
She says that studies in mice have shown that starvation enhances the animal’s tolerance to chemotherapy doses but can’t cure the disease outright.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
RZSS, which took the three survivors into its care, said all four lynx had shown signs of starvation.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Nine in the bay were killed by ship strikes last year while another 12 appear to have died of starvation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
“The country is on starvation rations and everything is in shortage.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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