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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'exacerbate poverty' is a perfectly usable and grammatically correct phrase in written English.
For example, you could use the phrase in the sentence: "The global financial crisis has exacerbated poverty in developing countries."
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For instance, poverty advocates have long voiced concerns that protected areas might exacerbate poverty in surrounding communities.
And those subsidies, particularly for cotton, exacerbate poverty in Africa by depressing prices of crops raised by small African farmers.
Large dams, she said, "can destroy livelihoods and food security, exacerbate poverty and lead to human rights violations.
But Chikungunya causes painful and debilitating symptoms in more than 80% of those infected, and can exacerbate poverty due to missed work and medical expenses (pdf).
"In fact, it is very likely that the Project will exacerbate poverty, increase corruption and lead to more violence in the country".
"We want the government to defend the core purpose of the family payment system... we need to make sure we aren't cutting spending to exacerbate poverty for children.
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She says early marriage is exacerbating poverty.
It is arguably Uruguay's biggest social problem, exacerbating poverty and fuelling crime.
It generates appalling inequity and exacerbates poverty amongst children, their mothers, and fathers.
— the divergence exacerbates poverty itself, driving households deeper into distress and lowering social mobility.
The U.S. exacerbated poverty and violence in Latin America, driving people from their homes.
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