worsen

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Fort is just one of several new businesses - from high-tech hydraulic homes to grass-clearing goats - to emerge as wildfires continue to worsen.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

A prolonged conflict likely will worsen inflation, and the growing odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike creates further headwinds.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

While the risk of a rapid inflationary spiral in France remains limited—given subdued price growth before the conflict began—a prolonged war is only expected to worsen the country’s economic and financial instability, further undermining confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“Eliminating even more positions will only worsen conditions for students and families.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

By our third month in Ro Leap, things begin to worsen.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung