worsen
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"This situation will persist, or may even worsen, in the following days," it added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Additionally, the companies said they would allow customers to temporarily access alternative rail service if their service were to worsen during the merger integration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Pilar Bernabe, the central government's delegate to Valencia, said the fire has been "very intense" and weather conditions were expected to worsen.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He’s worried that it could worsen working conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He was a reasonable man, and said his office was always open to us, but that excessive publicity would only worsen matters.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a nervous system movement disorder that worsens with time and cannot be cured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Higher levels of cortisol also worsens sleep further, locking workers into a self-reinforcing cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
As it worsens, however, it can lead to fatigue, chest pain, shortness of breath, fainting, heart failure, and in some cases premature death.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
There’s still room for oil prices to climb if the Iran conflict worsens, says Kudotrade’s Konstantinos Chrysikos in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
On the other hand, if the patient worsens, the dosage or intensity of the treatment was not great enough; if he dies, he delayed too long in coming to you.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
It’s now only worsened with the threat to Saudi crude exports and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
But her health had dramatically worsened and she was near death.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
She communicated her decision in a note to staff Thursday, saying that her medical condition had worsened and her road to recovery would be much longer than anticipated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Harry and Meghan left Britain for North America in 2020 amid a bitter feud with his family, which worsened as Harry published his tell-all memoir "Spare".
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mom got on the phone and said Dad’s black lung had worsened.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Their analysis focused on the biological mechanisms that might explain the group's worsening metabolic health.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Today's efforts will focus on surveillance and cooling the affected areas in anticipation of the forecast worsening of weather conditions," it added.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The company—part of Volkswagen Group—cut its full-year guidance on worsening market conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At the time, Rep. Shontel Brown, an Ohio Democrat, asked Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins if the delay was due to the report’s having shown a worsening trade deficit in farm goods.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
One by one, following the tracks I’d made fifteen or twenty minutes earlier, Beidleman and the remainder of Fischer’s clients filed down through the worsening blizzard.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
