exacerbate
Example Sentences
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Immigrant rights groups said the new federal guidelines create severe economic hardship for immigrant commercial drivers in California, who are lawfully qualified to work but cannot obtain licenses, exacerbating a truck driver shortage.
From Los Angeles Times
The problem, she said, was exacerbated by inflation and currency fluctuations.
From BBC
That would prove the regime’s inability to defend itself, signifying it can’t long survive and exacerbating divisions within a system already rocked by an accelerated succession crisis and the elimination of many top leaders.
The increased demand for metals and minerals creates investment opportunities but also exacerbates hurdles facing mine operators, including labor shortages and regulation-driven delays, the consultants said.
There have been concerns that the threat of violence to Jewish communities around the world could be exacerbated due to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
From BBC
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