starved

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Other food crops were exported to Britain as Irish people starved.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

TD Cowen analyst Joshua Buchalter wrote on Thursday that Nvidia had been somewhat starved for momentum this year as investors looked for “derivative” ways to play the AI boom, beyond the main chip stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

“Brands today are starved for content and starved for news,” said Adam Drawas, co-founder of the agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

A seemingly endless string of corporate mergers, over time, starved the Chrysler name of resources and different models to sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The man was thin, it is true, but not starved, as he should be.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck