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worsen

[wur-suhn] / ˈwɜr sən /


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KB Home KBH 1.53%increase; up pointing triangle lowered its outlook for housing gross profit margin, as the company is seeing conditions in the housing industry continue to worsen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

But deal opponents and some experts say the merger would actually worsen L.A.’s already bleak production picture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Research suggests HSD symptoms can worsen, or come to light, after a stressor, Dr Eccles says.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"We are very concerned that this trend could worsen in the coming months," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

It would dramatically worsen poverty in China’s three northeast provinces, which have largely missed out on the wealth generated by the country’s economic boom.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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

As the fiscal condition worsens, bond investors may demand higher interest rates and bond underwriters impose restrictions on spending or require higher taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

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

Scrolling through her pictures only worsens my mood.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Renewed fighting between the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels has worsened regional tensions, with Ethiopia and Eritrea breaking diplomatic ties on Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Given the fact that these problems have only worsened in the six years since the film’s release, the conclusion is pragmatically bleak.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Paul Keane, general manager of watersports charity Brentford Community Boathouse, told the Brentford and Syon Area Forum that the problem had been worsened by the "epidemic of heat" this summer.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now they have worsened to the state that they are in deeply oversold territory, which might suggest a bounce may be needed before declines can resume.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

When the pain worsened, and he mentioned it to some of the players, they insisted he see a physician.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

It signaled a decades-long worsening of the city’s infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

A separate source in Alamata told the BBC there was a worsening humanitarian crisis in the area, as the town swelled with people fleeing fighting.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Volkswagen slashed its full-year outlook, citing worsening market conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A powerful eruption at Indonesia's Anak Krakatau sent ash high into the atmosphere, disrupting thousands of flights and worsening air quality across parts of the country.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The work advanced slowly, impeded by the worsening relationship between the fair’s two ruling bodies, the National Commission and the Exposition Company, and by the architects’ failure to get their drawings to Chicago on time.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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