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malnutrition

[mal-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo-] / ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- /


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A local elder says that child mortality, mainly due to malnutrition, has "really gone up" in the last two years.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Aid trucks are no longer diverted from reaching their destinations en masse, and child malnutrition cases have plummeted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In regions with high malnutrition rates, meals will remain available on Saturdays, when many Indonesian schools are open in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Displaced families now live in vast tent settlements, where they face malnutrition, hunger and the spread of disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Now he was reported to be bearded, wild-haired, and struggling badly with malnutrition and parasites.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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