worsen
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If big storms emerge during those king tide events around Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holidays, they will further worsen the coastal flooding risk, scientists warn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
In southern Madagascar, aid workers told AFP they are already battling the effects of a famine and conditions are expected to worsen as El Nino's full impact on Africa takes hold from this month.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
That will worsen the supply crunch amid an Iran war that has blocked shipments and taken refining capacity offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pain and depression, for example, can reduce physical activity, contribute to weight gain, and worsen both sleep and mood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 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
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Read: Investors are dumping AI stocks as ‘tech wreck’ worsens.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Prison staff told the BBC they were increasingly having to put two inmates in single occupancy cells, as overcrowding across the adult male estate worsens.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the future, regular genomic tests could allow clinicians to identify high-risk patients years before their disease worsens.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The dysfunction starts in the early grades and worsens as children are shuffled through the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
But as the sun starts to set, Vincent’s condition worsens.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Her symptoms worsened into adulthood with tears, blisters and sores.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
In the years that followed, his symptoms worsened and he suffered reoccurring stokes and died from heart failure in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
“I don’t talk and think Slavery all the time,” Shaw told his dismayed parents as the secession crisis worsened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Their osteoporosis has worsened, and they’ve ended up suffering compression fractures in their back as a result of the decreased density of their bones.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
On the contrary, it only worsened the sticky heaviness in her stomach.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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But the Office for Environmental Protection found not enough sites are being designated and the condition of those that have been is worsening.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Shares were down 26% after the automaker said it would cut another 2,500 jobs—around 6% of its workforce—amid worsening market conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The issue affects nearly 29 percent of Cuba's 9.4 million inhabitants, according to official figures, with the situation worsening significantly since January due to the US energy blockade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
One of the most surprising findings was that sleep problems did not continue worsening as amyloid plaques accumulated.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Daylight was waning, the weather was worsening, my reserves of strength were nearly gone.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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