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• Through the combination of the current financial crisis (which could be aggravated, as happened in 1929, by frantic efforts to stave it off) and the election of a quasi-messianic figure to the Presidency, the ground seems to be prepared for the resurgence of more or less overtly fascist governance. —  Stromata Blog
• But with Stephen Harper's decision to hold an election on one of our most sacred days we are aggravated, and quite frankly, disappointed. —  Queen's Journal: Latest stories
• As in prior fish kills reported in the area this year, low dissolved oxygen -- aggravated by algae growth -- is the suspected culprit, says Kim Lamphier, MDE spokeswoman. —  Blog updates
• His disease became rapidly aggravated, and he presently spoke only in words whose spelling was regular and which presented no difficulty to the beginner. —  InstaPunk
• The young Trooper got aggravated, and asked me if I was gonna tell him I was wearing my belt. —  Lone Star Times

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