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In 1981, Irish Republican Army militant Bobby Sands died at age 27 at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland on the 66th day of a hunger strike.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
When hunger strikes, try Zorbaz’s infamous Lowden Zpecial pizza, featuring peanut butter and jalapeño.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said there is no hunger strike at the Baldwin facility.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
No one should be responsible for another person’s well-being after being awake for 24 hours, and no one should have to risk their health on a hunger strike just to be heard.
—Christopher Marte, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2026
When hunger strikes, try Zorbaz’s infamous Lowden Zpecial pizza, featuring peanut butter and jalapeño.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 4 May 2026
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said there is no hunger strike at the Baldwin facility.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
No one should be responsible for another person’s well-being after being awake for 24 hours, and no one should have to risk their health on a hunger strike just to be heard.
—Christopher Marte, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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“Hunger strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunger%20strike. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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