deterioration
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The carmaker said further deterioration in the Chinese market and slow recovery in the U.S. led to lower-than-expected third-quarter sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Patrick believes B6 vitamins could help other Parkinson's patients, both in emergency settings, but also in some cases of long-term cognitive deterioration.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
If clinicians can spot deterioration earlier, they may be able to intervene before a patient reaches the crisis point that triggers a conventional alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
During the eight-month pilot at the seven trusts, 69 calls were made to dedicated Martha's Rule phone numbers, including some calls relating to acute deterioration following an urgent clinical review.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Yet genetic deterioration through man-made agents is the menace of our time, “the last and greatest danger to our civilization.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
She was asked about unexpected deteriorations among babies in the period she had worked in Chester, between April and September 2015.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
For the film, we created several CVR audios, with different iterations and deteriorations and "parasite" sounds with different layers so during the film you could, like the character, understand what happened during the crash.
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
Along with the deteriorations caused by age, weak adherence to safety standards, poor maintenance and corruption among enforcement bodies are all considered contributors to such disasters.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
The index’s 44% climb from its March 23 low stands in contrast to sharp deteriorations in gross domestic product and other economic indicators as a result of nationwide lockdowns, which are now easing.
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2020
Some of these variations are indifferent, some deteriorations, some improvements, that is, they are such as enable the plant or animal to exercise its functions to greater advantage.
From What is Darwinism? by Charles Hodge
Vocabulary lists containing deterioration
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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