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Noun
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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
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Look at its crazy voracity for naked flesh, the provocative conditions and licentiousness in literature, art and the media… on top of the deteriorating morality and societal decadence that started to threaten every soul, every family, every gathering.—
Eric Trager,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2014
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The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.—
Gennaro Tomma,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Digestive issues Some people experience bloating, constipation, or stomach discomfort due to consuming large meals in a short time.9 Eating too quickly or too much in one sitting can be hard on digestion.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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Harper developed a fever and began complaining of stomach pain.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight Opinion Opinion: Pinnacol Assurance needs changes to continue workers’ compensation coverage at a competitive rate Pinnacol Assurance is currently standing at a crossroads.—
The Denver Post,
The Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2025
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Head coach Connor Brickley credited his team’s drive and hunger to return to TD Garden as motivating factors.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The reports further projected that one million children would go untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Dan Cody,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The top officials estimated that the casualties would include up to 166,000 deaths from malaria, a 30% rise in new tuberculosis cases, 200,000 children paralyzed by polio over the next decade and more than a million children left untreated for severe malnutrition.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Detectives alleged that the man had been held in captivity for over 20 years, enduring prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect and inhumane treatment, Bessette said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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William and his assistants were nonetheless able to build solid pillars of data, mass death broken down into discrete numerals to represent sexes, ages, locations, seasons, years, and causes of mortality, which included starvation, scurvy, dysentery, cholera, typhus, and relapsing fever.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Ravenousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenousness. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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