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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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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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The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.—
Nicole Goodkind,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2023
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The Dream had more second-chance points and won the turnover margin, compensating for their inferior 3-point shooting.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Since its establishment by the 1947 National Security Act, the agency’s intelligence collection, analysis and foresight have proven inferior to that of The New York Times at a tiny fraction of the cost.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2025
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In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 May 2025
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“Worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worse. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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