made worse

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In his letter, Andic said the "deeply painful" death of his father had been made worse by having to deal with "the most serious, unjust and unfounded accusation a person can face".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

This challenge is made worse by gaps in Africa's fossil record, where most discoveries come from a limited number of locations, leaving large areas from this period unexplored.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

David said he believed the problems had been made worse by some city residents not understanding the recycling system, as well as black bags only being collected from households every three weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Cuba has been going through its worst crisis since the collapse of the Soviet Union, primarily because of decades of economic mismanagement, made worse by the Covid epidemic, which decimated its tourism industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 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