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Example Sentences

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Just before Christmas last year, 77-year-old Nancy Hammer visited her family doctor seeking help for her worsening back pain.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said Luton-born Abrahams had "endured worsening ill health for the last 15 years, leaving him finally unable to perform".

From BBC

Iran, a largely arid country, has for years suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves, which are expected to worsen with climate change.

From Barron's

But experts say fear persists, which has been worsened by widespread media reports and a blockbuster movie about internet scam networks run by criminal groups across the region.

From Barron's

Yet other insurance practices — like using the driver’s credit score to influence their premium price — worsen the problem, as she sees it.

From MarketWatch