ravenousness

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Noun
  • Or consider the explorers who left a cold and hungry Europe in search of tropical riches, only to realize that their own rapacity could quickly exhaust the bounty of an island paradise.
    Deborah R. Coen, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
  • Adjacent to the Gold Room was the Bravo Bazaar, a mall of real commercial rapacity.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.
    Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Obviously though, this voracity for Sonnys doesn’t happen in a vacuum.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 8 July 2024
Noun
  • In the video, Gomez could be seen posing on the carpet and occasionally placing her hands in front of her stomach.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • This has led to scrutiny and speculation from some people online, with one TikTok user assuming the actor and singer was trying to hide her stomach after attending a different event the day before.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This series in collaboration with the cast and crew has proven there is a hunger to explore new frontiers in an episodic format, where actors have freedom to challenge themselves and take risks.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The idea of bankruptcy and hunger brings on the night sweats.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Low productivity in agriculture and absence of reliable means of transportation led to chronic malnutrition, famines, and associated diseases.
    Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Refeeding syndrome may start within a few days after nutrition is reintroduced after a period of either fasting or malnutrition.
    Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The flow of aid has been so slow, often halted by Israel, that many Palestinians face starvation.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • More than half of the country’s population of 46 million is experiencing acute hunger, and three-quarters of a million people face starvation.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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