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Noun
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Trump’s entire doctrine is naked rapacity, from Venezuela to hijacking the Kennedy Center to hideously remaking the White House in his own gaudy image.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026 -
In recent books, French has borrowed elements of the western genre to explore corporate rapacity in the era of climate change and looked at life in a small Irish village with the ear to both insider and outsider.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.—
Gennaro Tomma,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2024
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Obviously though, this voracity for Sonnys doesn’t happen in a vacuum.—
Alex Abad-Santos,
Vox,
8 July 2024
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That voraciousness informs her work, her choices, and her understanding of character.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
21 Nov. 2025
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Its voraciousness has threatened native populations of minks, muskrats, and river otters.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Coffee can increase acid production—which can lead to nausea, acid reflux, and an upset stomach.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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This duo appears to block certain chemical messengers in the gut and brain that trigger nausea and vomiting, and improve digestion by speeding up the rate at which food leaves the stomach.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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So while the hundo bond is an unusual offering with some ominous historical precedents (particularly in tech), there’s clearly some hunger for it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Androw, owner of E & D Pizza in Avon and a leader on the national pizza scene is known for using pizza for good causes from hunger to fulfilling the wishes of terminally ill children.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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Prevent malnutrition by regularly including lean meats, leafy greens, eggs, and dairy in their diet to support growth spurts.—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report said famine-level malnutrition has been registered in the towns of Umm Baru and Kernoi in North Darfur province.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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But perhaps that’s part of James’ point — that body expectations for women are so unrealistic that many, like Hana, are driven to starvation and self-loathing.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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In November, a medical examiner ruled Mimi's cause of death as fatal child abuse with starvation and the manner of death as homicide, NBC Connecticut reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Ravenousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravenousness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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