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Bumblebee Conservation Trust raised concerns that 2026 may exacerbate a declining trend in bumblebee populations as flowers wither and bees fail to forage effectively.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Friday's consumer price index data will "either exacerbate or temper" market concerns about a Fed interest rate hike, O'Hare said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Losing it could exacerbate financial struggles that have already caused some colleges to cut programs, lay off staff, and even close.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

Health professionals who specialize in eating disorders told me that the scrutiny can exacerbate illness, for both regular people and celebrities who might be struggling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Zeitoun knew not to exacerbate the situation, and assumed that when they were interviewed by a superior, everything would be explained.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

"That does nothing to resolve conflict; science shows it only exacerbates the conflict."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Tech companies are borrowing money to fund the development of advanced A.I. systems, for instance, which exacerbates the bond sell-off because investors think A.I.-powered economic growth will keep interest rates higher for longer.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The weak yen exacerbates this impact by increasing the cost of imported energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

The rising cost of living exacerbates the dynamic, as the inflation rate reached a three-year high of 4.2% in May.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

I’m frightened, but I’m not sure what I’m afraid of, which just exacerbates the fear.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Who ever heard of a major movie studio throwing $75 million at a follow-up that serves no purpose other than capitalizing on learned nostalgia, exacerbated by social media clip farming and seasonal wistfulness?

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Flash flooding in Arizona recently swept through the Grand Canyon, killing at least two people, a weather event that was exacerbated by wildfire scarring, drought and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Crucial issues in women’s health risked being ignored or exacerbated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The couple said their rift with “the firm,” as they called the palace, was exacerbated by the media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Fierce winters helped drive the Vikings from Greenland and led to bad harvests that exacerbated social tensions in continental Europe, but few would claim that the little ice age caused the Reformation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Many of the ongoing fires have been burning across Sumatra and Indonesian Borneo since mid-July – underpinned by a so-called Super El Niño that is exacerbating drought conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Major markets may be taking their signal from U.S. bonds, but credibility gaps in Europe are exacerbating the moves, they added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The abnormally high overnight temperatures have been exacerbating the risk of heat stress and heat-related illness, said Sam Zuber, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Software stocks that Situational had bet against, including Adobe, AppLovin and Figma, started to rally, exacerbating losses, people familiar with the situation said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

A single CFC molecule is about ten thousand times more efficient at exacerbating greenhouse effects than a molecule of carbon dioxide–and carbon dioxide is of course no slouch itself as a greenhouse gas.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson