underfed
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She and other relatives say the men weren’t plotting a coup but raising concerns about issues such as underfed soldiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
But even though the Storm Corps' training is more advanced than that of regular North Korean units, the soldiers are still underfed and even malnourished.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2024
Both movies ridicule aristocrats who are underfed yet over-sated: people for whom nothing is ever enough.
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
The young, underfed Hirschman’s baggy pants and worn leather jacket demonstrate his rebel and refugee status.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
I couldn’t stop reading about the horrors—especially the stories about orphan asylums filled with unloved and underfed waifs.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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