worsening
- present participle of worsen.
Example Sentences
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At the time, Rep. Shontel Brown, an Ohio Democrat, asked Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins if the delay was due to the report’s having shown a worsening trade deficit in farm goods.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The blazes were worsening on Friday in Canada, where more than 200 fires were burning out of control, especially in Ontario, according to authorities there.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
NI Water has previously said that without urgent change and more funding to upgrade the wastewater system in Northern Ireland there would be "persistent and worsening pollution".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
One is whether patients with DMR who respond well to SSRIs should receive regular monitoring for signs that the valve is worsening.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
One by one, following the tracks I’d made fifteen or twenty minutes earlier, Beidleman and the remainder of Fischer’s clients filed down through the worsening blizzard.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
