made worse
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But so far, Europe’s governments have held the line, despite an energy-supply squeeze made worse this year by the U.S.-Iran war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
This decline was possibly made worse by federal immigration enforcement, which district officials believe worsened the annual districtwide decline last year from about 2% — which had been expected — to about 4%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
For many working parents, she said, this was made worse by expensive nursery fees and the cost of covering children's hot lunches and after school clubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
This was shockingly unbookish behavior made worse by flabbergasting audacity.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even when they were safely away from the inn, and Catelyn Stark slowed them to a trot, it was a miserable pounding journey over rough ground, made worse by his blindness.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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