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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The meal program is intended to alleviate financial pressures on families and to ensure children do not go hungry at school.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Lavish buffets of a quality surpassing most cruise ships are served for breakfast and lunch, while a rotating menu of three-course dinners ensure guests will never go hungry.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Each year 783 million people around the world go hungry, with a third of the global population facing food insecurity.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Fun seekers won't go hungry with a variety of dining options, including pizza and cotton candy.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Lavish buffets of a quality surpassing most cruise ships are served for breakfast and lunch, while a rotating menu of three-course dinners ensure guests will never go hungry.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Each year 783 million people around the world go hungry, with a third of the global population facing food insecurity.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
Fun seekers won't go hungry with a variety of dining options, including pizza and cotton candy.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Go hungry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20hungry. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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