underfed
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The author observes that “workers under the OT generally suffered the worst possible conditions because the agency specialized in construction,” which meant laboring outside in extreme weather, even while sick, underfed and exhausted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Others were dehydrated, underfed, injured or living in poor conditions, including one building that did not have air conditioning.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Enlisted members of the Nationalist army were often underfed and scorned by their officers, and many ran away or defected to the CCP.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The doctor's diagnosis is clear - Nitisha is underfed and malnourished.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022
It isn't just that we've been underfed and lack training.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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