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  • comparative of bad.
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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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Dr Haid Haid, a Syrian columnist and consulting fellow at the London-based think tank Chatham House, said a "significant portion of the population" was worse off than before Assad's fall.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Intel had an even worse day than Google, with the chip-maker’s stock price plunging 29% on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

So could the next attack be worse than what’s come before?

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Making matters worse for tenants, getting A/C is often no simple matter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

For the first couple of days after Mrs. Kuen’s visit, I’d had my back up, waiting for Ba or even Ma to grill me, lecture me, or worse.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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