: intended or serving to prevent or alleviate hunger
anti-hunger programs
an anti-hunger organization
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The anti-hunger program serves low-income, food-insecure households.
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
The anti-hunger program, which helps people afford groceries, had never before been forced to stop sending payments.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 13 Nov. 2025
Yet advocates warn the lapse has left lasting damage, eroding confidence in the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The withholding of food assistance from hungry Americans — including over 1 million veterans — is unprecedented, said Crystal FitzSimons, president of the anti-hunger organization Food Research and Action Center.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
As a result, funding for the nation's anti-hunger program, known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, has been a casualty.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
This latest directive leaves in limbo the roughly one in eight Americans who depend on the nation’s larger anti-hunger program.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Funding for the nation's largest anti-hunger program ran out a week ago, as the federal shutdown entered its second month.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
In Florida, about one in eight people use the federal anti-hunger program.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2025
The anti-hunger program, which helps people afford groceries, had never before been forced to stop sending payments.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 13 Nov. 2025
Yet advocates warn the lapse has left lasting damage, eroding confidence in the nation’s largest anti-hunger program.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The withholding of food assistance from hungry Americans — including over 1 million veterans — is unprecedented, said Crystal FitzSimons, president of the anti-hunger organization Food Research and Action Center.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025
As a result, funding for the nation's anti-hunger program, known as FoodShare in Wisconsin, has been a casualty.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025
This latest directive leaves in limbo the roughly one in eight Americans who depend on the nation’s larger anti-hunger program.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Funding for the nation's largest anti-hunger program ran out a week ago, as the federal shutdown entered its second month.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
In Florida, about one in eight people use the federal anti-hunger program.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Anti-hunger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-hunger. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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