malnourished
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"Our goal is to reach all patients... and help all malnourished women and children," Zaman said.
From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026
That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025
It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The boy was fifteen, skinny, almost malnourished, so that the hip bones and coccyx stood out sharply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Without feathers, he looks malnourished and slight, like those little meatless game hens you get at the supermarket.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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