exacerbate
Example Sentences
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Ascribing it mainly to one faction risks exacerbating the problem.
The D line was closed for more than two months last year for construction under Wilshire Boulevard, contributing to a 13.5% drop in ridership that was exacerbated by immigration raids in the area.
From Los Angeles Times
The move has further exacerbated the already crippling oil and fuel shortages Cuba has been suffering for years.
From BBC
But the combination of stubborn food inflation and record income inequality is exacerbating the divide, forcing global food majors to rethink how they market to different economic strata.
The selloff may have been exacerbated by a domino effect of investors trying to front-run selling their shares, in Gastwirth’s opinion.
From MarketWatch
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