exacerbate

Example Sentences

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One of the traders who spoke with MarketWatch said the fact that Friday was a major options expiration could have exacerbated the volatility.

From MarketWatch

These failures exist in a loop too, exacerbating the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supply constraints will be exacerbated by Micron’s transition to high-bandwidth memory 4, which will consume 33% more wafers than the current version of the product, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dr Levy described the waiting times for patients to be seen at these clinics as "shocking" and said the "distress some patients experience" is often "exacerbated by unclear waiting times and a lack of communication".

From BBC

The head of the International Monetary Fund recently warned that China is too large to rely on exports for growth and that the country’s manufacturing dominance risks exacerbating global trade tensions.

From The Wall Street Journal