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starvation [stɑːrˈveɪʃn, Brit stɑːˈ-] N no pl

starvation

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Large numbers of people die from starvation, lack of medicines, and the lack of medical care. en.wikipedia.org

Officials in authority admitted that the distributed rations represented a fairly rapid starvation level. en.wikipedia.org

Should a player fail as a care-taker, the dragon may escape, or even die of starvation. en.wikipedia.org

They were now completely lost, and both people and animals were on the brink of starvation. en.wikipedia.org

Only two and one half millionthe rest died from disease and starvation. en.wikipedia.org

Similarly, the effects of starvation and emigration in the area can be detected. en.wikipedia.org

Such a stronghold was safe against any small force, and with the means then in use, could hardly be reduced except by starvation. en.wikipedia.org

But as autumn became winter, many inhabitants died of starvation. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the people, who didn't survive the crossing, died from freezing cold and starvation. en.wikipedia.org

Death, when it eventually occurred, was probably due to a combination of dehydration, starvation and septic shock. en.wikipedia.org

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