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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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This resurgence could not have come at a worse time for the beef industry—or cows.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Unified was in control the picture was worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, this state of affairs probably looks worse than it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We cannot rationally justify a pause when a Governing Council driven by an insurance motive now faces a substantially worse inflation outlook than in March,” he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I hated the dismal place full of sick and suffering women, but we had to go back, again and again, for Betsie’s condition was growing worse.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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