malnourished
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When the bears were rescued, both were severely malnourished and showed signs of psychological trauma.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
"There are malnourished children and there's zero health education and hygiene at home."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“When we’ve seen conditions like this, the major effect for Southern California has been mass stranding of malnourished pups.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
"It's causing huge environmental problems... we have more food in the world, but there are more than ever people who are malnourished and starving," he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Half of the original colony now lay underground beneath wooden markers painted with death’s heads; most of the survivors were malnourished.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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