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Recent Examples of worse
And new figures show that rather than improving, the problem has been getting worse.
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Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Law enforcement sources also believe Tran was having unspecified emotional problems that had been getting worse in the weeks before the shooting.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
While the future is looking better, right now things are still getting worse.
—WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
Essentially those factors compound the climate change factors which are also getting worse.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2023
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Jon Marcus, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
Law enforcement sources also believe Tran was having unspecified emotional problems that had been getting worse in the weeks before the shooting.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2023
While the future is looking better, right now things are still getting worse.
—WIRED, 24 Jan. 2023
Essentially those factors compound the climate change factors which are also getting worse.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worse
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But all of that would’ve been forgiven if Golden State’s offense didn’t cool down at the worst possible time.—
C.J. Holmes,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2023
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Continue below to see the top 10 best and worst cities for football fans in 2023.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2023
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Even lesser-scale incidents like the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal and the Volkswagen emissions scandal erode trust in the institutions that help make our society possible and push it forward.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.—
Staff Writer
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2023
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An autopsy revealed that Bryan’s spleen was intact, his liver was missing, and his inferior vena cava was severed.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pregnant women from the second trimester onward should also avoid it, as the growing uterus can compress the inferior vena cava.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Calls to the ships’ operators outside normal working hours either weren’t answered or weren’t immediately returned.—
Julian Lee,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanoja has primarily played third base this season, with seven of his nine starts coming there, but his last two starts came in center field on Thursday (to give normal starter Jakob Marsee his first day off from the field) and left field on Friday.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worse. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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