worsen
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"We are very concerned that this trend could worsen in the coming months," he added.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Generative A.I. certainly has the potential to worsen pandemic conspiracy theories by equipping them with highly convincing fabricated evidence.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Chatbots are addictive and can be a source of friction-free companionship, and can worsen critical thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Backyard bird feeding could worsen Australia’s current H5N1 crisis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
I am pained to see Father’s condition worsen as he drifts in and out of sleep.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
As the fiscal condition worsens, bond investors may demand higher interest rates and bond underwriters impose restrictions on spending or require higher taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
In the future, regular genomic tests could allow clinicians to identify high-risk patients years before their disease worsens.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a nervous system movement disorder that worsens with time and cannot be cured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The numbers: The U.S. economy improved in July and businesses ramped up hiring, but the gains could prove short-lived if the conflict with Iran intensifies, oil prices climb even higher and inflation worsens.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Why the damage worsens as Phineas grows older is unknown.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
A 2025 study found that the carbon dioxide released by such companies and their products has substantially worsened heat waves since 2000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
France has endured three summer heatwaves, with a record 52 days of extreme heat worsened by climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
But then her brother died unexpectedly and her mother’s condition worsened.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fidji Simo, once OpenAI’s second in command, told staff in July that she would leave her full-time role after a medical condition worsened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The consequent urinary infection worsened when Tycho resolutely rejected advice to temper his eating and drinking.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Werb argued that the mutiny was the consequence of a worsening security landscape in Niger, with the junta having failed to quell a deadly, long-running jihadist insurgency.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many of the diseases that cause dementia are progressive, leading over time to worsening memory loss, confusion, behavioral changes, physical decline and ultimately death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In recent years, a growing body of research has focused on analyzing the role of climate change in worsening droughts, floods, heat waves and wildfires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The homeownership rate has grown slower for millennials than for previous generations, “and an early look at Generation Z shows the trend is worsening, not improving,” Apartment List found.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Garfield's abscesses and worsening condition were signs that poor treatment had led to blood poisoning.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
