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She said cuts in resources and reductions in specialists, including educational psychologists and speech and language staff, had exacerbated the problem.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Another student, who did not want to be named, said the university's change to payment plans - from seven instalments to three - had exacerbated problems.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

In recently weeks, Prigozhin had refrained from public attacks on Shoigu, even as he continued to suggest that deliberate ammunition shortages had exacerbated Wagner casualty figures.

From Reuters • May 5, 2023

Still, the lockdowns and self-isolation of these Covid years had exacerbated what the survey's authors called a "loneliness epidemic."

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2023

The feudal system, which had been further consolidated during the thirteenth century, had exacerbated the tensions of the peasants, and hostilities among the boyars increased.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Baluyut, Violeta D.