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deterioration

[dih-teer-ee-uh-ray-shuhn] / dɪˌtɪər i əˈreɪ ʃən /


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He said he’s seen enough overall deterioration in the market to believe the intermediate-term trend is weakening.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Obura led a major reassessment of coral health published in Nature on Thursday that reported a sharp deterioration in reef-building species since the last global census in 2008.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Port Lockroy faces escalating deterioration from age, climate change and environmental factors, said UKAHT.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Instead of viewing it only as the gradual deterioration of individual organs, researchers are investigating how specific brain pathways may actively shape the process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some kind of psychological deterioration hit our family circle and began to eat away our pride.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

By 01:40 to her death, Child D had dramatic deteriorations at different points.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022

It is hard to imagine that the impending supply chain deteriorations won't exacerbate that problem, as will the ongoing disease of misinformation.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2021

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

Manufacturers reported longer lead times as trucking issues and capacity shortages led to what the survey said was one of the greatest deteriorations in vendor performance on record.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2021

While improvements, especially at the beginning, are sources of great encouragement, the deteriorations that are likely to be rather more frequent are prone to overweigh the good effects and eventual discouragement results.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh


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