starvation

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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

Crops needed to stave off starvation have been decimated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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

Hundreds of thousands face mass starvation across the region.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

On these occasions I read quickly, voraciously, almost skimming, trying to get as much into my head as possible before the next long starvation.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood