deterioration
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The report laid out a doom-loop scenario of AI improvements wiping out white-collar employment and driving economic deterioration.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
The guidance miss doesn’t suggest any deterioration in Netflix’s business, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A further deterioration would exacerbate debt issues in highly leveraged economies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
It forms part of a wider landscape in which scientists are exploring technological solutions to help people with deterioration of physical or mental abilities enjoy their hobbies and participate in physical environments.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
At the Petersen house, a doctor recorded statistics in the notes he kept, tracking the sad and inevitable deterioration of Lincoln’s condition that night.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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