hunger
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A group of immigrants at a detention facility in Southern California launched a hunger strike this week to protest inhumane conditions, according to a coalition of immigrant rights groups.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The mother of one brings her son food overnight to ease his hunger pangs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
To that point: Studies say 14 million children in the U.S. live in food-insecure households, with one in five children — and nearly half of Black and Latino children — facing hunger.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The family of a British couple held in Iran after being accused of spying say the pair have gone on hunger strike to press for their release.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
I’d been to St. Clair and it was a fine town, but it just made me hunger to see more.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing hunger
Nutrition - Introductory
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