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"worsen the problems" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a situation where a development or action has caused a problem to become worse. For example, "The government's failure to invest in preventative healthcare has worsened the problems in the healthcare system."
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That might worsen the problems the package is designed to alleviate.
The flooding river was certain to worsen the problems in the Mississippi Delta and in New Orleans.
This perverse effect shouldn't be too surprising: unless they are carefully designed, medical policies often have side consequences that worsen the problems they supposedly address.
Mr. Dash pointed out that making Twitter easier for new people to join could in fact worsen the problems of harassment.
Charter and magnet schools worsen the problems of the most vulnerable children by isolating them in schools with the most dysfunction.
"The membership of AQAP remains unknown while the deaths worsen the problems for the US in the region, by supporting the political legitimacy of the jihadis as they struggle to establish a position in the contested state".
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It would only worsen the problem, he said.
The continuing threat of cuts could worsen the problem, the association said.
(The museum will actually worsen the problem in its immediate vicinity, near the High Line).
Unfortunately though, the committee has proposed a remedy that would only worsen the problem.
The banks worsen the problem by refusing to require identification verification before opening new, unsolicited accounts.
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