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Recent Examples of underfeed
That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use.
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Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
Walt Bogdanich and Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underfeed
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The case rocked Britain, seeming to expose a remorseless serial killer who, prosecutors said, used a bizarre range of techniques to kill her tiny, often very premature, victims: Injecting them with air, overfeeding them with milk or contaminating their feeds with insulin.—
Megan Specia,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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In a telescope, Venus's illuminated portion has fattened to 45-percent; almost half full.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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Demand for these fish skyrockets during the fattening period — from July to October — and competition is fierce.—
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto),
The Dial,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Underfeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underfeed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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