hunger
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"We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation."
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The first was emotional eating, in which people eat to cope with negative feelings instead of physical hunger.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
Building up a man whose appetite, whose isolation, whose just general hunger to dominate, making that character and then giving him this one lifeline to humanity in Vanessa — that’s all calculated.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Her political tools are hunger strikes, histrionic speeches and dramatic protest marches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
He had no idea how long he had been reading when his concentration was interrupted by a pang of hunger shooting through his stomach.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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Nutrition - Middle School
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Nutrition - High School
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