as in shortage
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there's a famine of good general practitioners in many rural areas
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Recent Examples of famine
Many hope the next phase will end the war that has displaced the vast majority of Gaza's population and left hundreds of thousands at risk of famine.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has confirmed famine in Sudan's North Darfur region, with more than 24.6 million people—over half the country's population—facing acute food insecurity.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
President Biden announced the ceasefire last week, essentially capping the 15-month-long war in Gaza that has left the region in rubble and many Palestinians struggling with famine.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Their conflict has killed more than 28,000 people, forced millions to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine sweeps parts of the country.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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This makes access easier to those who had relied on compounding pharmacies like Hims & Hers while there was a shortage of the drug.—
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There's a regional shortage of crossing guards, leading to school safety concerns, but D.C. officials say there's another obstacle: mandatory drug tests, which 43% of applicants fail.—
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Some college presidents decide to weather the storm, hoping to placate enough constituents so that the motion fails for a lack of votes.—
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Webster is a good example of how luck — or a lack of it — can have a huge impact on a player’s career.—
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Listen to this article Colorado lawmakers are once again pursuing a new law that would save water by limiting the installation of nonnative ornamental turf as drought and climate change sap water supplies.—
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With three record-setting multi-year droughts in the last 15 years and warmer temperatures, a well above average snowpack is needed to reach average runoff.—
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“Famine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famine. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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