hunger strike

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Recent Examples of hunger strike In 2024, around 90 prisoners went on hunger strike to protest their conditions, the IDOC told the Statesman. Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025 The agency has already held several labor disruptions, including hunger strikes and human chains, in protest of an ordinance on May 12 that would abolish the organization and establish two new entities in its place. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 June 2025 Joining the hunger strike pushed him further into politics, Johnson said. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025 On learning that his mother had been hospitalized, Alaa began a hunger strike in prison. Margaret Busby june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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Noun
  • Insomnia Cookies is offering a free cookie with any purchase from August 1-4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is back and those with a sweet tooth are in luck, with some brands offering deals on Aug. 4.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Aug. 2025
  • National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day is back, meaning anyone with a sweet tooth is in luck as several brands are offering deals on Monday, Aug. 4.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Advertisement Apologists for Israeli Government policy may argue that Israel is not intentionally starving people in Gaza, dismissing the famine as a sad consequence of a war, but the traditional Jewish sources are unequivocal.
    Michael S. Roth, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
  • During China’s Great Leap Forward, village officials, under intense pressure to meet agricultural-production standards, routinely inflated their figures, further driving up targets and contributing to a famine that caused tens of millions of deaths.
    Fergus McIntosh, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Act like a tech leader: Stay curious, adopt fast and think digital.
    Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • As per Islamic tradition, the fast is broken with a date and water, but the real feasting starts when everyone gathers around the table with their family, friends, and community (regardless of religious background) to share food.
    Austin American Statesman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • For weight loss, the afternoon may be best to help reduce cravings.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2025
  • How Dubai chocolate was born Legend has it the chocolate bar was created in 2022 by Fix’s British-Egyptian owner Sarah Hamouda to satisfy her pregnancy cravings.
    Shindy Chen July 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025

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