famine.

After all, there's only one way to break a famine.

This World Is Taboo Murray Leinster 1935

(v. 3), and so their righteousness delivers from death, purely by the favour of God to them, which is their life and livelihood, and which will keep them alive in famine.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721

3. An unidentified Mexican woman believes, "Flies and insects are the answer to word famine."

Flies are More Interesting... Field Notes 2006

3. An unidentified Mexican woman believes, "Flies and insects are the answer to word famine."

Archive 2006-07-01 Field Notes 2006

For our bodies, a diet IS identical to a "famine."

"They have bits sliced off and tied up and sucked out. I want to say to them, 'You lazy f---ing fat pig.'" Ann Althouse 2009

During a terrible famine, the Tsar of Russia issued an edict forbidding the use of the word "famine."

Frank Dwyer: Burmese Days 2008

We should point that relief groups aren't actually using the word "famine."

CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2005 2005

In the time of the Saxons a crop of acorns often formed a part of the dowry bestowed upon the Saxon queens, and the king himself would be glad to accept a gift or grant of acorns; and the failure of the crop would be considered as a kind of famine.

Among the Trees at Elmridge Ella Rodman Church

= -- These constant wars not only brought wounds and death and sorrow to many homes, they also kept all the people poor and increased the deadliness of the other great historic curses of humanity, such as famine.

Hebrew Life and Times 1918

Even official correspondence marked "Top Secret" was forbidden to use of the word "famine."

ACTION UKRAINE REPORT (Archive) 2009