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worsening













NOUN
exacerbation
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Local officials are hopeful the money can help prevent future upticks in land movement and, ideally, formalize a new pathway for additional federal funding to address the city’s ongoing hazards and worsening budget crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The Vatican has for months sought to mediate between Washington and Havana, with a view to relieving the island’s economic crisis and worsening humanitarian problems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

While this worsening fiscal trajectory is on investors’ radars, markets haven’t fully calibrated it.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Beijing’s campaigns have likely contributed to worsening views that the Chinese public holds toward other countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Garfield's abscesses and worsening condition were signs that poor treatment had led to blood poisoning.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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