aggravating
Example Sentences
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That would accelerate a property sector downturn, aggravating underlying health concerns as it did during the 2007-08 global financial crisis and a number of other major crashes.
From Reuters
If you’ve ever had to fix a credit report error, you know how aggravating it can be.
From Washington Post
Judges will be able to consider these aggravating factors when sentencing killers, the Ministry of Justice said.
From BBC
Each felony carries an additional aggravating factor of being a major economic offense, which could add additional time to a possible sentence.
From Seattle Times
Later, he said that he found Smollett’s “extreme meditation in the case to be an aggravating factor.”
From Los Angeles Times
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