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hunger

[huhng-ger] / ˈhʌŋ gər /


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The hunger strike comes as the company listed $300 million in annual revenue from its contracts with the federal government, which has been trying to increase the number of detention beds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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 mother of one brings her son food overnight to ease his hunger pangs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"We may witness a crisis that will force 45 million more people into hunger and starvation."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It meant cold and hunger—more hunger than usual.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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