exacerbate

Example Sentences

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There’s an almost 10-year age difference between you and this gentleman, which may exacerbate the financial disparity between you.

From MarketWatch

There’s an almost 10-year age difference between you and this gentleman, which may exacerbate the financial disparity between you.

From MarketWatch

Experts warned that the security forces heavy-handed response could exacerbate the challenges facing the government.

From BBC

Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves, and more Venezuelan crude in the market could exacerbate oversupply concerns and add to recent pressure on prices.

From Barron's

This could exacerbate Canada's housing crunch, Mr Hildebrand said, as condos are heavily relied on to boost supply in big cities.

From BBC