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starving



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The algae provide coral's characteristic colours, and their departure leaves behind a ghostly white structure that is gradually starving.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Exhausted, starving and desperate, he knocked on the door of local farmers John and Phyllis Le Breton.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Once upon a time, he lived out his starving artist fantasies abroad before putting that aside to join the family business.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

If I were starving, I’d close my eyes, imagine that the bugs were chocolate-covered walnuts, then swallow real fast.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper




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