: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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These charming European-style Christmas markets are right here in the US Cruise passengers stage hunger strike after Antarctica trip is rerouted
When is the $25 flight deal available?—Greta Cross, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024 Yandell is also known for political advocacy work, having helped arranged a peace treaty between rival prison gangs and serving as a leader of a prison-wide hunger strike in the early 2010s.—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024 Concerns for the 48 men, who have been detained in Bangkok since 2014, are growing after a Uyghur activist shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation.—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 Some people go on hunger strike and are not healthy enough to send back, McMillar said.—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hunger strike
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