exacerbate

Example Sentences

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Critics of selective public schools claim that they serve too few minority students, divert resources from traditional schools, and exacerbate racial and economic achievement gaps.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the Kim family, whose parents are immigrants to the United States, han is exacerbated by the pressure to assimilate alongside the impossibility of ever doing so.

From Los Angeles Times

Oil prices extended Monday’s gains, exacerbating fears of an energy shock.

From The Wall Street Journal

The economic, social, and market impacts of AI are all “unknown unknowns,” now being exacerbated by geopolitical flux.

From Barron's

Third, overall risk sentiment will, Papic maintains, be impacted by the conflict, and he thinks the selloff in tech will be exacerbated.

From MarketWatch