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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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By global forces that transformed the economy and created staggering levels of inequality that are made all the worse by the high cost of housing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Also read: Your bond portfolio is facing a ‘termite’ infestation far worse than Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroaches’

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

But others in the building are worse off.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

And the pressures on consumers caused by higher gas prices are about to get worse, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They were in worse shape than I had thought.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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