worsened

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The Bulls' afternoon worsened as a rolling maul resulted in a penalty try for the hosts and Ruan Nortje was yellow carded in the aftermath.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Some research suggests career mobility has worsened in recent decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

While national housing affordability worsened by nine percentage points since 2019, Austin’s approach offers a model for other growing cities.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Those frustrations worsened a growing divide between the two Gulf powers, which were already vying for influence over the Red Sea on opposite sides of conflicts in Sudan and Yemen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

It was a bitterly cold day, worsened by the wind that lifted the papers along the block and sent them flying across Malcolm X Boulevard.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers