Example Sentences

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Inter-Korean relations have been worsening since the North blew up a joint liaison office with the South in 2020.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

Annual inflation hit nearly 40% last year and shortages of fuel, electricity, food, medicine and foreign currency have been worsening.

From Reuters • Apr. 17, 2023

And while 2021 shattered records for wildfire emissions, boreal fires have been worsening for decades alongside the changing climate.

From Scientific American • Mar. 3, 2023

They would indicate that some progress is possible at a time when gun-related deaths have been worsening.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have been worsening in recent times.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2019