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The local leader pointed to warnings that El Nino's effects will worsen into the winter and are expected to wreak more havoc along California's coast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

That will worsen the supply crunch amid an Iran war that has blocked shipments and taken refining capacity offline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pain and depression, for example, can reduce physical activity, contribute to weight gain, and worsen both sleep and mood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Rising temperatures also mean that our vegetation and soils dry out more quickly - which can worsen the effects of low rainfall.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Women were at greater risk because of pregnancy and childbirth, but Charles’s health continued to worsen, and they didn’t know what was wrong with him.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

Prison staff told the BBC they were increasingly having to put two inmates in single occupancy cells, as overcrowding across the adult male estate worsens.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The dysfunction starts in the early grades and worsens as children are shuffled through the system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

"These cells are probably attempting to clear damage and promote repair, but that process fails, worsens inflammation, and counteracts recovery."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 29, 2026

Veda’s behavior worsens, including a fake pregnancy with a son of L.A. old money, until the epic showdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Scrolling through her pictures only worsens my mood.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

“I don’t talk and think Slavery all the time,” Shaw told his dismayed parents as the secession crisis worsened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

This year’s flu season may be worsened by a mutation in the H3N2 strain, particularly in people younger than 25, according to Gounder.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The situation regarding dangerous infectious diseases remains unstable," it said, highlighting among other things a "significantly worsened" measles situation in three US states, and a "fatal case of plague" recorded in New Mexico in June.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Given the fact that these problems have only worsened in the six years since the film’s release, the conclusion is pragmatically bleak.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Since leaving the grove, her condition hadn’t worsened, but it hadn’t improved either.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

In recent weeks, the government has warned public finances are worsening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Newsom has said building the tunnel, as well the proposed Sites Reservoir northwest of Sacramento, would help the state adapt to worsening droughts with climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The retreating ice exposes Arctic coastlines to waves, worsening coastal erosion and raising risks for coastal communities and infrastructure, the report warned.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This has meant that civil servants are longer being paid and other services have been seizing up, worsening economic conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I could feel the burning in my middle finger from the hand sanitizer I’d applied just before leaving, and so I was pressing the Band-Aid into my middle finger, simultaneously worsening and relieving the pain.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green