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hunger strike

NOUN
fasting for a cause
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He once joined a five-day hunger strike in support of hotel workers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Jailed since 2021, Chow has undertaken a hunger strike every June to commemorate the 1989 anniversary.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

By the end of the protest, Craig Foreman had been on hunger strike for 93 days, and Lindsay Foreman for 84 days, the family added.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

More than a 100 detainees were on a hunger strike over conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

We were not so noble as to stage a hunger strike.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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