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
Churchill’s role in the famine, which took place during the twilight of India’s rule by Great Britain, has long been a topic of debate among historians.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
23 June 2026
Helen Cammock removed her video claiming Churchill starved Indians during the Bengal famine from London’s National Portrait Gallery.
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Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.
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Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
War, famine, disease and death — all four horsemen of the apocalypse.
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George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for famine
News Desk,
Artforum,
23 June 2026
Helen Cammock removed her video claiming Churchill starved Indians during the Bengal famine from London’s National Portrait Gallery.
—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
23 June 2026
This is Conolly’s Folly, built in 1740 at the height of a terrible famine.
—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
War, famine, disease and death — all four horsemen of the apocalypse.
—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for famine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for famine
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Despite the overwhelming demand for medical services and the shortage of supplies in Venezuela’s public health system, Domingo Luciani Hospital in the capital of Caracas coped with an influx of patients thanks to a flood of donations.
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With the rise in demand by retail users, compute providers are also facing significant shortages, raising their prices, and are rushing to develop more hardware.
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Keli Gonzalez, a painter the museum commissioned, became frustrated by the lack of female representation.
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The lack of a World Cup title is the one gap on his historic résumé.
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After Jude Bellingham netted Saturday’s first goal in the 62nd minute — snapping an England scoring drought that had lasted for more than three halves — Bellingham set up Kane’s header, which served as the dagger.
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Width, density and spacing in cross sections of the tree rings document floods, droughts and hurricane landfalls.
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“Famine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/famine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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