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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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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 Popeyes Popeyes won’t let anybody go hungry! Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 The West Ada School District said its priority is to make sure students don’t go hungry. Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go hungry

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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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