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Examples:starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine—starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine—money donation relieve distress or famine—storing grain against a famine—Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies—time of famine or crop failure—famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)—Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)—natural and man-made disasters (idiom); natural calamities (flood, drought, earthquake) added human calamity (fire, famine, war, Microsoft software)—get away from a famine-stricken region—the people's livelihood is reduced destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment—fullness for the bold, famine for the timid [idiom.]— |