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food insecure

American

[food in-si-kyoor] / ˈfud ˌɪn sɪˈkjʊər /

Or food-insecure

adjective

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.

First recorded in 1975–80

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