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Recent Examples of hunger strike
Yandell is also known for political advocacy work, having helped arranged a peace treaty between rival prison gangs and serving as a leader of a prison-wide hunger strike in the early 2010s.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Concerns for the 48 men, who have been detained in Bangkok since 2014, are growing after a Uyghur activist shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people go on hunger strike and are not healthy enough to send back, McMillar said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
The documentary centers participants in the 2011 and 2013 hunger strikes across California state prisons in protest of inhumane solitary confinement conditions.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
Concerns for the 48 men, who have been detained in Bangkok since 2014, are growing after a Uyghur activist shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Some people go on hunger strike and are not healthy enough to send back, McMillar said.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
The documentary centers participants in the 2011 and 2013 hunger strikes across California state prisons in protest of inhumane solitary confinement conditions.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunger strike
Noun
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Indulge your sweet tooth at Shoo-Fly Soda Shop or enjoy a daily lunch special at La Vita Italian Restaurant.—
Kristy Christiansen,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2025
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Keep your sweet tooth happy with Anthony’s Cookies as another sumptuous choice.—
Tabnie Dozier,
Essence,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the first half of the 16th century, the region experienced years of intense heat and droughts which negatively affected crops and led to famine.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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The first half of the 16th century was marked by extreme weather events, including hot summers and severe droughts — particularly between 1527 and 1544 — that devastated agriculture and led to famine.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Bryant originally advocated for his church congregation to participate in a 40-day fast of Target shopping, and the message has now gained traction online.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Pastor Jamal-Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia and an activist and author, has called on the faith community to start a 40-day fast from shopping at Target during Lent starting on March 5, which is Ash Wednesday.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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That greater success stems in part from the fact that by engaging the same receptors stimulated by fentanyl and other illicit opioids, buprenorphine (and methadone) can greatly blunt cravings and withdrawal symptoms.—
Moises Velasquez-Manoff,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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The main difference between physical hunger and emotional eating is that emotional eating starts in the brain and includes sudden onset feelings of anxiety or sadness, specific cravings, not feeling satisfied even when full, and feelings of guilt after eating.—
Allison Futterman,
Discover Magazine,
15 Feb. 2025
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