: refusal (as by a prisoner) to eat enough to sustain life
hunger strikernoun
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Sliwa organized a three-day hunger strike at city hall to protest the mayor’s refusal to credit the Guardian Angels with the rescue of a transit officer from an attack at the Bowling Green subway station.—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 During that period, reports surfaced of hunger strikes, lockdowns lasting over 21 hours, a lack of mental health care, and delays in providing medication.—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 In early January, activist Hidayat shared a voice note from one of the detainees, who said the men had been on hunger strike since January 10 in a desperate protest against deportation.—Kocha Olarn, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 The conditions led the men to start the hunger strike.—Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hunger strike
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