go hungry
idiom
: to suffer every day due to not having enough food to eat
Too many people in the world go hungry every day.
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And because no one should go hungry on Thanksgiving, the nonprofit needs help to increase that number.
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The real cost of inaction shows up when children go hungry because their communities are drawn out of political power and their needs are ignored.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Arrowhead Stadium is usually where visiting teams go hungry, remember?
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Federal cuts to food assistance could mean more local students go hungry, advocates say.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
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Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
The real cost of inaction shows up when children go hungry because their communities are drawn out of political power and their needs are ignored.
—Trena Turner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Arrowhead Stadium is usually where visiting teams go hungry, remember?
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Federal cuts to food assistance could mean more local students go hungry, advocates say.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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