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Noun
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She was left without food, water or contact with anyone and ultimately died of severe dehydration and malnutrition, despite food being available elsewhere in the house, per the statement.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026 -
But the medicines or treatments for malnutrition will expire, Kitchen says.—
Fatma Tanis,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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The primary caregivers of a 14-year-old girl who died from starvation and neglect in Live Oak more than a year ago were arrested in Washington on murder and child abuse charges, according to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Alice Ribes, emergency country director for the International Rescue Committee in Haiti, said millions continue to face a worsening crisis marked by escalating violence, hunger and starvation, forced displacement of people from their homes and outbreaks of disease.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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