worsen

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They suggest stress and certain hair products could worsen inflammation, which, when you are stressed about hair loss and cycling through different fixes, is a fun cosmic joke.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

“Eliminating even more positions will only worsen conditions for students and families.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

This can hurt the caregiver’s finances, worsen their retirement prospects and shrink their eventual Social Security benefit.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Left untreated or poorly managed, it can increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes and worsen existing heart and kidney disease.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

And claiming that it is will, in its ignorance, worsen the ecological ailments that activists would like to cure.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann