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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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Unified was in control the picture was worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

If inflationary pressures get worse, that would hurt China’s globally competitive exporters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“With the uptake of more climate policies around the world and the energy transition accelerating, the outlook for the sector was becoming worse and worse—particularly for a long-term investor,” Brooks says.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet barring a massive flareup in violence in the Middle East and another spike in oil prices, the latest bout of inflation is unlikely to get much worse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I tuck the pot under my arm, try not to be irritated that it still looks awful and maybe even worse than last time.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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