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worse

[wurs] / wɜrs /
ADJECTIVE
something less good
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Using tumor data and pancreatic cancer cells derived from patients, the team found that cancers with high MYC activity also showed increased DNA repair activity and were associated with worse patient outcomes.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

But events over the last week suggest that what’s coming is even worse: AI-generated video that supercharges online harassment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

We know that diseases can and do spread easily between people on cruises, but how much worse they are than in general life is hard to evaluate for sure.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The longer gas prices remain high, the worse it will get, since they spend a bigger share of their income on fuel and transportation costs.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

It smelled like rotting meat and sour ale, worse than a troll’s breath.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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