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However, honey bees outcompeted all other wild pollinators and based on our findings, future predicted warming in the UK is only likely to further exacerbate interference competition from dominant honey bees.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff warned in a recent faculty town hall meeting that pushing social events into private houses beyond the school’s purview—“into the shadows”—could exacerbate problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Billowing smoke has shrouded the state capital Manaus for days, while the El Nino climate phenomenon threatens to exacerbate drought in the Amazon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

“If this hurricane ends up causing refinery flooding, it would exacerbate an already tight market for refined products, further pushing up prices at the pump,” Molchanov told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 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 also exacerbates the pressures facing America’s electric grid by forcing critical existing power plants into early retirement and severely restricting the operation of new natural gas plants,” Matheson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

Tech companies are borrowing money to fund the development of advanced A.I. systems, for instance, which exacerbates the bond sell-off because investors think A.I.-powered economic growth will keep interest rates higher for longer.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

I’m frightened, but I’m not sure what I’m afraid of, which just exacerbates the fear.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

MCAs “have exacerbated the difficulties faced by small businesses” because of their high costs, the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Once gold broke that support technical, that exacerbated its decline, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"Between 80 and 85 percent of the water" supplied has to be pumped to get to these households, he said, adding that equipment breakdowns, leaks and drought have exacerbated the problem.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The pandemic, the inquiry said, exposed and exacerbated these existing weaknesses.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Their illnesses may or may not have been exacerbated by social cruelty and alienation, they may or may not have been affected by access to violent imagery and/or lethal weaponry.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Another exacerbating factor is that from 2019-20 through 2024-25, enrollment and hiring moved in opposite direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The series of radical reforms, including scaling back jury trials, were presented as the best way of turning around record backlogs which, in turn, were exacerbating the prison population crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"The strong El Niño is making the dry season drier over the fire-prone parts of the country and exacerbating burning -- just as we anticipated it would," he said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Scientists broadly agree that the globalized weather impacts of El Nino stack on top of climate change -- exacerbating rainfall in some places, drought and heat in others.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 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