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Word deprivation.


The Agriculture Department will stop using the word "hunger Hunger

A term most commonly used to refer to the subjective feelings that accompany the need for food; however, the study of this topic has come to include consideration of the overall control of food intake.
" to describe people who cannot put food on the table. The agency has decided that the phrase "very low food security" is a more scientifically palatable pal·at·a·ble  
adj.
1. Acceptable to the taste; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten.

2. Acceptable or agreeable to the mind or sensibilities: a palatable solution to the problem.
 description, reports The Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
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Title Annotation:Agriculture Department
Publication:The Progressive
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2007
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