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Example Sentences
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The Colorado River, another major water source for Southern California, has shrunk over the last quarter of a century amid a megadrought worsened by rising temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times
The yen was mixed against other G-10 and Asian currencies in early trade, but may weaken on the prospect that rising oil prices could worsen Japan’s trade balance, analysts said.
Symptoms of meningitis include a high fever, being sick and a severe and worsening headache, but can also cause life-threatening sepsis.
From BBC
"Especially in cities and in places with low knowledge about balanced diets, a price shock can worsen the quality of nutrition such that the consequences are long term and irreversible."
From Science Daily
The U.S. confirmed Saturday that it had struck a tiny but vital island off the coast of Iran while leaving its energy infrastructure intact, avoiding the possibility of a worsening oil crisis.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
