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Noun
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Turtles that are deprived of UVB radiation will lose interest in eating, suffer from malnutrition and develop fatal metabolic bone disease.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026 -
There’s similar progress on obesity and cancer, as well as on problems in developing countries like malaria, TB, and malnutrition.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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During the nine-month-long ordeal, the then-14-year-old was subjected to daily rapes and endured physical abuse and starvation.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nine in the bay were killed by ship strikes last year while another 12 appear to have died of starvation.—
David Helvarg,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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