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Friday's consumer price index data will "either exacerbate or temper" market concerns about a Fed interest rate hike, O'Hare said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dish pushed back in a court filing Tuesday, arguing the appointment of a trustee would “introduce significant disruption and cost” to the case and exacerbate liquidity pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Losing it could exacerbate financial struggles that have already caused some colleges to cut programs, lay off staff, and even close.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026

But delaying any solution will only exacerbate the price tag.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 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

This in turn exacerbates dangers such as flooding.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"That does nothing to resolve conflict; science shows it only exacerbates the conflict."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

“On any given day the air is unhealthy to breathe and so of course when you bring a disaster into it, it only exacerbates the existing issues,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The rising cost of living exacerbates the dynamic, as the inflation rate reached a three-year high of 4.2% in May.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 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 more frequent Russian strikes are exacerbated by a second development, the use of newer and faster attack drones powered by jet engines.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Flash flooding in Arizona recently swept through the Grand Canyon, killing at least two people, a weather event that was exacerbated by wildfire scarring, drought and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Grand Canyon’s typography also exacerbated the storm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

That would mark a second consecutive month in contraction territory, as heavy summer rains exacerbated a seasonal slowdown in manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Fierce winters helped drive the Vikings from Greenland and led to bad harvests that exacerbated social tensions in continental Europe, but few would claim that the little ice age caused the Reformation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The squeeze is depriving Tehran of its main source of foreign currency, exacerbating the economic crisis as the value of the Iranian rial plunges and inflation runs at more than 80% year-over-year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Major markets may be taking their signal from U.S. bonds, but credibility gaps in Europe are exacerbating the moves, they added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

The abnormally high overnight temperatures have been exacerbating the risk of heat stress and heat-related illness, said Sam Zuber, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"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

One of the fluorescent lights had started flickering halfway through class, exacerbating the pain, and Moss was eager to dart over to his locker and get his medication.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro