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Noun
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His fragile starman is a strange, complex being navigating his way through Earth’s obstacles, including love, lust, addiction, greed, and ambition in his plight to save his planet and survive the chaos caused by his arrival.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026 -
Crichton goes to a lot of effort to give plausible explanation to the harvesting and recombination of dinosaur DNA, and the mistakes that the involved human beings make are ones of ego, greed, and—more or less—neglecting to double-check their homework before turning it in.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Gomez said those who signed the petition had been on a hunger strike from May 22 to 28.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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He was released following a hunger strike and a successful appeal that got the original charges thrown out.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2026
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The fast will coincide with the United States’ semiquincentennial celebrations.—
Benjamin Park,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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Eid al-Fitr, which happens at the end of the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, marks the breaking of the fast.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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At a deeper level, this is a gluttony issue.—
Maggie Anders,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
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There are some outlier lines that hint at abundance or gluttony—your lines of coke or of conga—but lines generally broadcast supply problems: breadlines, Cuban bodega lines, embargo-era gas lines.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2026
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As a result, there was a great famine in the city.—
Helaine Williams,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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How to manage in times of war or famine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Treat your sweet tooth to a cone from Springer’s Homemade Ice Cream or pick up some homemade fudge from Douglass Candies.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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The rapper detailed everything from how all of his kids were blessed with his looks to how RZA is a picky eater and Riot has a sweet tooth.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The study, published in May by People Science, involved 256 participants, who were asked to log daily symptoms of cramping, headaches, fatigue, bloating and food cravings daily over three menstrual cycles.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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And deciding where to go to follow your cravings this year just got a little easier.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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