worsens

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“A delay to late June materially worsens the outlook by pushing physical relief into late August and meaningful normalization into September.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Logic says that when debt levels rise, investors perception of debt repayment worsens and they demand a higher interest rate on debt, increasing the already high interest burden on the government.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

But if mobility worsens, especially when the decline is rapid, “costs can increase exponentially,” says Evan Farr, certified elder-law attorney and retirement planner at Farr Law Firm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Yet city officials estimate that more than 5,000 properties sit empty most of the year, which some advocates argue worsens the city’s housing shortage and affordability crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 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