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Noun
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Marie Louise was a lifelong New Orleanian who died of malnutrition.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
31 May 2025 -
Aid groups say signs of severe malnutrition are widespread.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
Noun
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That means at least one in five people or households severely lack food and face starvation and destitution.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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As the international community warned of imminent mass starvation, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation appeared on the scene.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
5 June 2025
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“Undernourishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undernourishment. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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