food insecure

Or food-in·se·cure

[food in-si-kyoor]

adjective

1. having or characterized by limited or uncertain access to adequate food.

   Lack of rain has made for a reduced harvest, and at least 1.31 million people in the region are food insecure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of food insecure¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Over 1 in 5 Californians are food insecure.

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About a quarter of military families are considered food insecure, and 15% rely on Snap or food pantries, according to the research firm Rand.

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Over 1 million people in New Jersey report being food insecure, and many of them live in food deserts, an area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food.

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It also helps inform decisions on humanitarian responses in some of the world’s most food insecure countries.

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World Food Program’s chief economist, said every year since 2016 the numbers of people acutely food insecure have gone up, and they are now more than double the numbers before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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