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aggravate

[ag-ruh-vayt] / ˈæg rəˌveɪt /




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"You can use this knowledge to help bedridden patients. They also experience constipation and likely also have increased protein fermentation that may aggravate health conditions," concludes Lars Ove Dragsted, senior author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Alongside greenhouse gases, gas plants emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

If inhaled at high levels, fumes can aggravate a person’s lungs, causing coughing, wheezing and chest tightness.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

In fact, the so-called positive attributes men are told to cultivate aggravate his woefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

Rowdy could see that Gandy was just about all in and he figured it was a good time to aggravate him a little.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

NOx is a smog-forming pollutant that aggravates respiratory illnesses, especially asthma, forms acid rain and contributes to nutrient pollution in coastal waters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

The document asks all the right questions and reaches all the wrong conclusions—the way a doctor might correctly identify symptoms and then prescribe a remedy that aggravates the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Turning our heads toward the future aggravates the whiplash induced by rapid change.

From Salon ● May 30, 2026

"The worst time for me is when we're driving in the autumn and the sun is low and the sun is flickering through the trees...it really aggravates," says Dr Munro.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

This aggravates his father no end, and several other adults have made nasty remarks about it too.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

That helps explain why voters might be aggravated and still surprised when they see, for example, a $5 price tag on a gallon of milk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It states that the offence was aggravated under Section 31 of the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008, as amended by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, because it had a "terrorist connection".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

But the Dodgers previously believed only pitching aggravated the injury.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Renault will face a criminal trial in France on aggravated fraud charges over accusations that devices in its diesel cars were designed to cheat clean air laws, the public prosecutor's office told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

It aggravated me sometimes no end, but it was also what I could never disavow in Barack.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In the lawsuit, Baker-Mazara alleges he tried to return, despite aggravating a knee injury, but Musselman chose not to insert him into the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

If central banks cut interest rates to boost growth during a period of stagflation they run the risk of further aggravating inflation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Not only that, but air-conditioning is often criticised by environmentalists for aggravating climate change.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

But around kids her own age, Bonnie is so timid she becomes aggravating to watch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Ah reckon dey never hit us ah lick amiss ’cause dem three boys and us two girls wuz pretty aggravating Ah speck.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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