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worse

adjective as in something less good

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Instead, the relationship between the world’s two largest economies took a turn for the worse, sending the S&P 500 down 1.3% to 6650.79.

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“The bark could be worse than bite,” however, as China continues to use such tactics to gain leverage in trade negotiations, they say.

In each chapter, Mr. Nasaw underscores that the problems facing veterans after the war were worse for black servicemen.

Investors in both might have ended up slightly worse without the September CPI report, though most wouldn’t notice a big change in what the bonds pay out.

“If the war hadn’t stopped, things would’ve been even worse,” he said.

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