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Some friends and family members worry traveling solo will exacerbate his loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

In addition to causing death and illness directly, extreme heat can exacerbate heart, lung and kidney disease, as well as mental health problems, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Known as "fire clouds" or pyrocumulonimbus clouds, these ominous-looking thunderstorms are created by extreme wildfires and can exacerbate already extremely dangerous conditions.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

The media coverage of problems at the SSA and reports of long wait times may exacerbate the problem.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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

“It just exacerbates the consumer confusion as they’re trying to navigate pricing of airlines,” Farrell said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

More recent research suggests that introducing AI only exacerbates vulnerabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

This exacerbates anti-competitive dynamics in industries with large or dominant players, and places acute pressure on small companies across the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

He agrees that tech should help to “relieve humans of arduous, repetitive or dangerous tasks” and “provide intelligent support,” but also warns of growing A.I.-induced inequality, which exacerbates poverty and forced migration.

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

Greg thinks he helps on busy nights, but really, he only exacerbates the problem.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

The rains, exacerbated by tropical storms, have led to school and government office closures across the main island of Luzon and flooding in the streets of Manila.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Met Office climate scientists are clear: the heatwaves of 2026 are exacerbated by climate change, and the UK will see more hot dry summers more often.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Global oil profits can in large part be tied to refining, since refinery closures due to attacks and crude oil shortages have exacerbated the fuel scarcity, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Brett Gibbs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Both people had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have been exacerbated by the foodborne illness, according to state officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

But maybe his fatigue is exacerbated by the potassium iodide he's taking.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

"Abdominal obesity reduces circulating vitamin D, and that deficiency impairs the immune system, exacerbating the chronic inflammation caused by excess fat and drastically increasing the risk of mortality," Alexandre explains to Agência FAPESP.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

But Federico suggests that avoidance may actually do the most harm in exacerbating trauma symptoms.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Drought Monitor, exacerbating the island’s already failing infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Ferguson declared a state of emergency on August 1, citing drought conditions that have stretched four consecutive years, unusually high temperatures and high winds exacerbating record-setting wildfires.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 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