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Period Of Widespread Food Shortage Crossword Clue

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noun

• an acute insufficiency

• a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

26%4Food shortage at sea's contained
noun

• informal terms for a meal

26%6 Experiencing severe food shortage
verb

• be hungry; go without food

• deprive of food

• die of food deprivation

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