deteriorating
Example Sentences
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But it’s all we have now in an otherwise deteriorating situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Raman said Bass had failed to act with urgency on the production of new apartments, repairs to deteriorating infrastructure and the exodus of entertainment industry jobs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“The second is a deteriorating fundamental backdrop that has historically included a tightening Federal Reserve and a weakening outlook for earnings growth.”
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Whether this is intentional behavior born of the arrogance of power or a symptom of a deteriorating mental state is somewhat beside the point.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
Alarmed at the deteriorating conditions, he called in the six-thousand-member Fourth Regiment of the Illinois Militia to bring things back under control.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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