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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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Worse than the off-label prescribing is the fearmongering.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

Worse yet, the cancer had apparently traveled to his lungs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"Worse of all, he gets sent to overturn it, a clear and obvious error. Shocking."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Worse still, the pace of revenue generation could accelerate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“No. I had a bacterial infection. Worse than most. Antibiotics weren’t touching it, and by the time they were able to get a Restricted Antibiotic Waiver, I had already lost one leg. This one, actually.”

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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