Example Sentences

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This promise has exacerbated market worries about Japan's colossal debt, with yields on long-dated government bonds hitting record highs last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Small-town independent theaters are the antithesis of the movie-theater corporatization that has exacerbated our national loneliness.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

While factors such as trade tensions and credit concerns have weighed on indexes, some investors say that the shutdown has exacerbated those challenges by increasing uncertainty about the economic outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

The fallout has exacerbated tensions in major cities and small towns, including in Southern California, as local officials chose whether to comply — and found wrath on either end of the decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

The slow pace of structural   reform, however, has exacerbated Romania's high inflation rate and   eroded real wages.

From The 1994 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency