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Brown said recalling how neighbors had seen Janiya after the malnourished girl escaped and was searching the garbage for food.
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They were met by mothers and malnourished children all dressed in their finest, welcoming them with a joyous dance.
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Millions of Venezuelans are malnourished and the sick are untreated.
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In these rural communities, children are chronically malnourished and more than 65 percent of the population is using unsafe water sources.
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The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office ruled on Friday that the death in April of a malnourished infant boy was a homicide.
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More than 65 percent of Nigerians live on less than $2 a day and as many as 12 million children are malnourished, according to the Budget and Planning Ministry.
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The investigator had received information that there were several horses on the property that were severely malnourished.
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According to KSHB-TV 41, several malnourished horses belonging to Brasel were found on property in rural Johnson County.
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First Known Use of malnourished
1911
MALNOURISHED Defined for English Language Learners
malnourished
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adjective
Definition of malnourished for English Language Learners
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: not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food : poorly nourished
Medical Dictionary
malnourished
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adjective
mal·nour·ished
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(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht
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medical Definition of malnourished
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