go hungry
idiom
: to suffer every day due to not having enough food to eat
Too many people in the world go hungry every day.
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What frustrates me is when leaders make outrageous, false claims, like the governor stating President Trump's policies would make Pennsylvanians go hungry.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The other families on their route may go hungry this day or have to take their chances outside.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
While there is no on-site restaurant, guests will never go hungry.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
While the guests at President Trump’s retreats across the globe dine on food from Fauchon in settings such as the George V hotel in Paris, many local seniors, all citizens of the United States, will go hungry.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The other families on their route may go hungry this day or have to take their chances outside.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
While there is no on-site restaurant, guests will never go hungry.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
While the guests at President Trump’s retreats across the globe dine on food from Fauchon in settings such as the George V hotel in Paris, many local seniors, all citizens of the United States, will go hungry.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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