aggravate

That will aggravate a budget deficit that already exceeded 6% of gross domestic product last year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

The props, theatrical at times, seemed to aggravate Waters, then the Democratic chairwoman of the Financial Services Committee.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

In fact, the so-called positive attributes men are told to cultivate aggravate his woefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

And people do leave, including the ones Lemon seems to aggravate the most.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2026

The relative anonymity of these kids seemed to aggravate their plight and their despair.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

NOx is a smog-forming pollutant that aggravates respiratory illnesses, especially asthma, forms acid rain and contributes to nutrient pollution in coastal waters.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

The document asks all the right questions and reaches all the wrong conclusions—the way a doctor might correctly identify symptoms and then prescribe a remedy that aggravates the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

"The worst time for me is when we're driving in the autumn and the sun is low and the sun is flickering through the trees...it really aggravates," says Dr Munro.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025

Padgett prays daily to help him manage the pain of his third bout of cancer and the multiple herniated disks that sleeping on the ground aggravates.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025

It wouldn't hurt if he weren't right—if I hadn't known somewhere that my weakness aggravates him.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

The 27-year-old aggravated a foot injury during her quarter-final in Cincinnati against Iga Swiatek last month, a little over a week before the final major of the year began.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

And even the people who love me can get aggravated by all the ways I’m impulsive, bossy, overwhelming and judgmental.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

He later served time in prison, pleading guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and other charges, but President Donald Trump commuted his sentence in October 2025.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

“It’s almost embarrassing,” said Stewart, who began the season on the IL while recovering from shoulder surgery and had another IL stint when he aggravated a bone spur in his left foot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Chubs unbuckled his seat belt with an aggravated sigh.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

He’s been throwing weighted plyo balls to keep his arm strength up without aggravating his knee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

If central banks cut interest rates to boost growth during a period of stagflation they run the risk of further aggravating inflation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The Fifa disciplinary committee takes into account "both aggravating and mitigating circumstances", and it has the power to enforce the ban globally.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

It specified 10 aggravating factors, the presence of which would allow a jury to return a death sentence in the belief that such “guided discretion” would pass constitutional muster.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

But their antics seemed to be aggravating Draco Malfoy, who looked increasingly sour each time he saw them at it.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling