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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Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Safeguards fell away — removed intentionally to insure residents in need did not go hungry.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Now, the reasons people go hungry are more likely to be structural, related to violent conflict, enduring climate change, and economic marginalization.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Charlotte-area restaurants are stepping in to make sure families don’t go hungry as the government shutdown continues.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Susan Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
Safeguards fell away — removed intentionally to insure residents in need did not go hungry.
—Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Now, the reasons people go hungry are more likely to be structural, related to violent conflict, enduring climate change, and economic marginalization.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
Charlotte-area restaurants are stepping in to make sure families don’t go hungry as the government shutdown continues.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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