emaciated
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The United States had called for Rivera's release after the government published photos of the visibly emaciated detainee hooked up to a ventilator.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Leke described the moment where he showed his dad the black-and-white footage of emaciated children and said until then in his "43 years of existence" he had never heard his father's voice shake.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
On Wednesday, the government had released photos of him hooked up to a ventilator and visibly emaciated, after acknowledging that his situation was "critical."
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
The remaining eight "appeared emaciated" and later succumbed to "poor health issues", the report states.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
For an emaciated ghoul, Akhlys could run pretty fast when she wanted to.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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