malnourished
Example Sentences
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Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Saturday its goal was "to help all malnourished children and mothers", after the United Nations warned that millions would experience acute malnutrition this year.
From Barron's
That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.
From MarketWatch
“In some clinics, every child who walks in is already malnourished.”
Farming was the main source of food and income for Ms Namtowe's family, and her six year-old daughter is now very hungry and malnourished, she told us.
From BBC
The owner of the veterinary clinic arrived at work at 6:30 a.m. and found the dog, which was “extremely malnourished,” infested with fleas and missing a tooth, Spitzer said.
From Los Angeles Times
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