made worse
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This decline was possibly made worse by federal immigration enforcement, which district officials believe worsened the annual districtwide decline last year from about 2% — which had been expected — to about 4%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A global shortage of diesel, made worse by Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and lower Chinese refinery runs, has kept prices rising with implications for economies and inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
This was shockingly unbookish behavior made worse by flabbergasting audacity.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Russell said that the problem was made worse by the decision of governing body the FIA not to allow straight-line mode on the run from Turn One to Turn Three, and between Copse and Becketts.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The knot Otto made in the laces when I was trying to escape from Bouain was a convoluted mess, made worse by repeated bathings in river muck.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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