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There are millions of hungry people throughout the world.
That girl is always hungry.
The prisoners' families were hungry for more information.
They were hungry to learn more.
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The best and hungriest sides find a way of treating every match and every opponent the same, with no slipping of standards.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Afterward, the female looked bored, and then, perking up at the grunts of nearby warthogs, hungry.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
The hungry can take their pick from over 90 restaurants offering prix-fixe dinner menus for $30, $40 or $50.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Camouflaged among desert rocks, the deadly illusionist extends its spider-like tail into the open and twitches it to summon hungry insect-eating birds.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
Afterward, the female looked bored, and then, perking up at the grunts of nearby warthogs, hungry.
—Marcia Desanctis, airmail.news, 1 Feb. 2025
The hungry can take their pick from over 90 restaurants offering prix-fixe dinner menus for $30, $40 or $50.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Camouflaged among desert rocks, the deadly illusionist extends its spider-like tail into the open and twitches it to summon hungry insect-eating birds.
—Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hungry. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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