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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Some would rather go hungry than eat a different brand of their favorite food.
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Spark, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Surely a man need never go hungry in this land, especially when living on a lakeshore.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
In Africa, by contrast, COVID-19’s economic impact is already serious: the continent is home to 70 percent of the world’s poor—more than 400 million people—who are particularly likely to lose jobs and go hungry during the pandemic.
—Tarek Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
The initiative is designed to help feed children who receive free or reduced-priced meals at school, but who often go hungry during the summer.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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Spark, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Surely a man need never go hungry in this land, especially when living on a lakeshore.
—Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 15 Aug. 2024
In Africa, by contrast, COVID-19’s economic impact is already serious: the continent is home to 70 percent of the world’s poor—more than 400 million people—who are particularly likely to lose jobs and go hungry during the pandemic.
—Tarek Ghani, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
The initiative is designed to help feed children who receive free or reduced-priced meals at school, but who often go hungry during the summer.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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