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Example Sentences
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Traders were pricing in the risk that Iran could keep attacking Gulf energy infrastructure and worsen a supply crisis that has already removed millions of barrels of oil from global supply.
While Martin’s government faces a range of domestic problems, including a worsening housing crisis and a patchwork health care system, it also has loads of money and a huge budget surplus.
From Salon
His illness began with the flu, which quickly worsened and was complicated by bacterial pneumonia.
From Science Daily
December’s quarter-point rate cut, the sixth since the Fed resumed easing in September 2024, could be the last for a while if shortages from the Strait of Hormuz’s blockage worsen.
Some people say that the Eaton fire in Altadena worsened the situation, driving bruins whose habitat was destroyed into residential areas to seek food, water and shelter.
From Los Angeles Times
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