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malnutrition

[mal-noo-trish-uhn, -nyoo-] / ˌmæl nuˈtrɪʃ ən, -nyu- /


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In India, gas-intensive companies such as fertilizer producers might be forced to throttle back production, which could imperil crop yields in a country that still suffers from malnutrition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Displaced families now live in vast tent settlements, where they face malnutrition, hunger and the spread of disease.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Cases surged in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among people with diabetes, compromised immune systems, or malnutrition.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Around 825,000 are at risk of acute malnutrition across three of South Sudan's states: Jonglei, Unity and Eastern Equatoria.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

During that same day, 10,000 persons, on an average, will have starved to death or died from malnutrition.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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