hunger
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And then there is the type of eating that is totally untethered from hunger, desire, or possibly any awareness of eating at all.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
It helps control automatic processes essential for survival, including breathing, sleeping, heartbeat regulation and hunger.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
They need to go back to basics, make sure they've got the fight, make sure they've got the hunger because they've got the talent - I know they've got the talent.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
In our Sept. 1 op-ed, we argued that the purpose of development banks is development: less poverty, hunger and death among the world’s poor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The whale’s belly groaned with hunger, and he said, “I’d better chase down those squid before they go south too.”
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Huge questions for a party that used to dominate Scottish politics and hungers for a way back to power at Holyrood.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
They are all citizens of winter, prey to the daily hungers of real life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Yet, our nation hungers for their radical song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
The series sticks with that impetus while expanding our view into the part of Ellie that hungers for family and true care.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2023
Some hungers were delusional, but that didn’t make them any less real.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Malcom McLean, a New Jersey commercial shipper who championed the new idea of prepacking cargo into big metal boxes, hungered for a Pentagon contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
That added to a quasi “gold rush” among investors who understandably hungered for a piece of the action.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
Enjoying heavy rotation on MTV on the wings of “Dancing with Myself” and “White Wedding,” his audience hungered for more.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024
Dishes like chile verde, taco salads and chalupas became relics as customers hungered for offerings that were more “authentic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
Even in the dark, he hungered to see, and only after the fiercest fight to keep his eyes open did he fall asleep.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
On top of that, investors hungering for a new CEO had hoped Cornell’s replacement would arrive from outside Target; instead, the board picked a 20-year company veteran.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
Actors from all ranks are clearly hungering for the kind of substance and freedom that the stage can uniquely provide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Cheered on by a studio audience hungering for fireworks and fisticuffs — “Jer-ry! Jer-ry! Jer-ry!”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
Any hoops fan hungering for a return to normal this March might have looked at the bracket when it finally came out and wondered what ever changed.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
They were her secret rebellion, her heart hungering, her little underground of one.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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