exacerbate
Example Sentences
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Specifically, Fergus suspected that searching for symptoms online had the potential to exacerbate health anxiety.
From Salon
A shrinking population has economic and social implications for the world's second-largest economy: exacerbating an already declining workforce and weak consumer sentiment.
From BBC
Such friction has been exacerbated by social media, where "multiple generations mix within the same space", says Lee Jae-in, a sociology professor at Korea University's Sejong campus.
From BBC
The United Nations recently warned that AI and automation could exacerbate global labour market challenges, particularly for educated young people in wealthier countries seeking their first high-skill jobs.
From Barron's
This risks exacerbating a labor shortage on the island, which has a workforce of 29,000.
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