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- adjective Alternative spelling of
worse off . - adjective
comparative form ofbadly-off : morebadly-off
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Examples
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Today, Dr. King would be calling our generation to action because economic inequality and insecurity has risen sharply over the course of our lifetimes, to the point that we are the first in American history poised to be worse-off economically than the previous one.
Heather McGhee: A Message to Millennials: We Are the Children of Dr. King's Dream Heather McGhee 2012
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Today, Dr. King would be calling our generation to action because economic inequality and insecurity has risen sharply over the course of our lifetimes, to the point that we are the first in American history poised to be worse-off economically than the previous one.
Heather McGhee: A Message to Millennials: We Are the Children of Dr. King's Dream Heather McGhee 2012
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President Obama's ratings are similar to 2 term President's REAGAN and Clinton around this time in their term, AND Obama has inherited a worse-off economy than them.
CNN Poll: President not most popular person in his administration 2009
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So out of curiosity, what have you done lately Bit to aid those less fortunate or worse-off than you?
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Questions of "who started it" eventually become a chicken-and-egg debate and everyone ends up worse-off.
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Mr. Herbert said Utah, one of the more fiscally stable states, would "do what we need to do" in the unlikely event of any kind of federal bailout of worse-off states.
Utah Governor Weighs In on State Bankruptcy Debate Jeannette Neumann 2011
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Today, Dr. King would be calling our generation to action because economic inequality and insecurity has risen sharply over the course of our lifetimes, to the point that we are the first in American history poised to be worse-off economically than the previous one.
Heather McGhee: A Message to Millennials: We Are the Children of Dr. King's Dream Heather McGhee 2012
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Today, Dr. King would be calling our generation to action because economic inequality and insecurity has risen sharply over the course of our lifetimes, to the point that we are the first in American history poised to be worse-off economically than the previous one.
Heather McGhee: A Message to Millennials: We Are the Children of Dr. King's Dream Heather McGhee 2012
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Ultimately, his decision would be successful, but unwittingly or accidentally put him into a situation that was larger and worse-off than the original situation.
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Questions of "who started it" eventually become a chicken-and-egg debate and everyone ends up worse-off.
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