From 1949 to 1952, spanning the founding of the People’s Republic, the country suffered the worst famine in history.
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Yet, there were districts that performed significantly better than others in terms of managing the pandemic and offering famine relief.
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In their 1968 book The Population Bomb, biologists Paul Ehrlich and his wife Anne foretold a Malthusian future of famine and disease if humanity failed to control its growth.
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Saving has been part of the DNA of two of the world’s oldest and largest societies — China and India — for centuries, in good measure because of the frequent crises such as famines, wars and social upheaval that they have endured.
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As recounted in the books of Genesis and Exodus, Abraham’s grandson Jacob travels to Egypt for food in a time of famine.
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She recalls that during the famine her father illegally sold gold and silver.
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“These people were coming here from tragic situations of war and famine in search of a better life,” he told The Daily Beast.
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Famine and frigid temperatures ensued, and roughly 10 percent of the population died.
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At other times, North Korea might want aid economic and food concessions, especially during periods of hardship and famine.
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Famine will stalk the land and as many as seven million people will confront extreme food insecurity—in short, starvation.
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Never, never would he eat cheese again unless the hand of famine gripped him.
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All kinds of calamities overspread the earth and decimated the race,--war, pestilence, and famine.
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Hundreds of thousands of people used to perish by famine and disease year after year.
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During a famine a rich man offered to supply a vast store of grain for public use provided he was made a deacon.
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An' small thanks I gets—me that keeps this harbor alive, in famine an' plenty.
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British Dictionary definitions for famine
famine
/ (ˈfæmɪn) /
noun
a severe shortage of food, as through crop failure or overpopulation
acute shortage of anything
violent hunger
Word Origin for famine
C14: from Old French, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin famēs hunger