Example Sentences

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"This is only the beginning. Food prices, travel and shipping costs are all going up in April and will exacerbate the pain," she said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, the conflict will exacerbate Iran’s economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Environmental advocates who brought the case say the decision will exacerbate California’s energy affordability crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

It might bring a bit less rain than the previous system, but any measurable precipitation will exacerbate the ongoing flooding on rivers up and down the East Coast.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024

The addition of nearly 100 million people a year to an already overcrowded globe will exacerbate the problems of pollution, desertification, underemployment, and poverty throughout the 1990s.

From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency