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famine
US /ˈfæmɪn/
・UK /ˈfæmɪn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Long-lasting period of little food in an area
Many people died during a famine in Ireland in the 1840s
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A drastic food shortage in a large area or country.
The threat of famine looms over the region after the crops failed.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A severe scarcity or lack of something.
There is a famine of creativity in the film industry these days.
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The global food crisis, explained
- It threatens to tip tens of millions of people over the edge into mass hunger and famine
It threatens to tip tens of millions of people over the edge into mass hunger and famine
India’s Obesity Time Bomb
- Much of India's history has been blighted by famine.
Much of India's history has been blighted by famine.
- As recently as 1943, the Bengal famine killed up to 3 million people.
As recently as 1943, the Bengal famine killed up to 3 million people.
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- be it for those around the world facing conflict, famine, or natural disaster,
be it for those around the world facing conflict, famine, or natural disaster,
Food crisis in North Korea | March 7, 2023
- Trade data, satellite images, and assessments from the United Nations and South Korea suggest that the nation is grappling with their lowest food supply since the famine of the 1990s,
Trade data, satellite images, and assessments from the United Nations and South Korea suggest that the nation is grappling with their lowest food supply since the famine of the 1990s,
- a famine that caused mass starvation, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
a famine that caused mass starvation, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
Will Artificial Intelligence Take All The Jobs? | February 7, 2023
- It's feast and famine for most of us; we go job by job, and what happens when there's a little bit less work to go around?
It's feast and famine for most of us; we go job by job, and what happens when there's a little bit less work to go around?
Your Brain HATES You Losing Weight, Here's Why... : Giles Yeo
- So, we have a brain that's wired for a feast-famine environment, feast-famine, feast-famine.
So, we have a brain that's wired for a feast-famine environment, feast-famine, feast-famine.
A bipartisan bill could ban TikTok in the US | March 12, 2024
- But it certainly gels with what we have been hearing from groups like the U.N., who have warned that hundreds of thousands of Gazans in the northern part of the enclave are one step away from famine, who have announced, as you mentioned, that four out of five people do not have -- or four out of five households, I should say specifically, do not have access any longer to clean water.
But it certainly gels with what we have been hearing from groups like the U.N., who have warned that hundreds of thousands of Gazans in the northern part of the enclave are one step away from famine, who have announced, as you mentioned, that four out of five people do not have -- or four out of five households, I should say specifically, do not have access any longer to clean water.
Renewable Energy Explained in 2 1/2 Minutes
- The best part is that we don't need to compromise our planet to harness it, nor do we have to rely on other nations for these resources, which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine, and
The best part is that we don't need to compromise our planet to harness it, nor do we have to rely on other nations for these resources, which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine, and
- which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine and political instability
which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine and political instability
What North Korean Defectors Think Of North Korea | ASIAN BOSS
- North Korea experienced a major famine...
North Korea experienced a major famine...
- The famine in the 90's is known as the "Arduous March".
The famine in the 90's is known as the "Arduous March".
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- famine. So, they put those two words together: "Oxfam", and so, it has been running now for
famine. So, they put those two words together: "Oxfam", and so, it has been running now for
- It started in Oxford and in response to a famine.
It started in Oxford and in response to a famine.