undernourished
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The boys, ages 23 and 16, one dangerously undernourished and both claiming to have been raised “off the grid” in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, showed up in town and immediately caused a rift.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
With Jacobsen in hand, I feel undernourished after every meal.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025
When someone is underweight or undernourished, the immediate goal is medical stability—even if it means relying entirely on “safe foods” to get there.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2025
He said he soon found himself in the same situation as the Filipinos – overworked and undernourished.
From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024
He’d lost much of his hair since turning fifty, and his belly, always undernourished in appearance, now suggested a shriveled emaciation.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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