starvation
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Qualifying is the area in which the new cars are most compromised, simply because of this energy starvation.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"Energy starvation as a coercive tool is incompatible with international human rights norms."
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
I know of no other document that describes so vividly not only starvation, bombardment, arrests, surveillance and crowding, but also the stench and disgust of daily life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"In many places, groundwater extraction, sediment starvation, and rapid urbanization are causing land to sink much faster than previously recognized," Ohenhen said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
As a panicked response to hunger and starvation, barter trade ran wild and private markets exploded in number and importance.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing starvation
Africa - Middle School
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Africa - High School
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