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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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“There will be games for us where we do better than we expected. There will be lots of games where we do worse than we expected. That’s the nature of it.”

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

He always sat like he’d attached a steel pole to his spine, but it was even worse now.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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