starving

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Since last year, when the RSF overran parts of Darfur and Kordofan, the militia has commandeered the gum trade, integrating it into its smuggling empire and further starving government coffers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

It's been the subject of many court cases, with campaigners claiming that pollution from agriculture and sewage have led to algal blooms, starving wildlife of oxygen.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

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

Denied entrance by the Zuni inhabitants, the starving Spaniards decided to attack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

I watch as, one-handed, Caesar eats like he’s starving.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes