deteriorate
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Your mother needs a plan, assuming her health will continue to deteriorate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Fearing supply shortages, Iranians are rushing to buy fuel and food as living standards deteriorate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
In these diseases, the retina's photoreceptor cells, which detect incoming light, gradually deteriorate and die.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bobker said it’s not a surprise that most major water agencies are rallying around these voluntary deals because it lets them continue largely “business-as-usual” operations while the ecosystem continues to deteriorate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The cliff is pocked with knobs of jutting rock, some of which deteriorate as soon as I touch them.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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That would mean financial markets are effectively tightening conditions themselves while confidence in the policy response deteriorates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
And, of course, as we age, our balance becomes compromised — we’re less able to compensate for vestibular system weaknesses as our vision declines and our sense of touch deteriorates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The results suggest that progression in chronic blood cancers may be biologically 'encoded' years before a patient's condition visibly deteriorates.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
UN agencies have suspended access as security deteriorates while needs are outpacing pre-positioned supplies, he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Now, in the days and weeks after Vincent's death, his health deteriorates further.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Several thousand, however, have remained in Ceuta, where the situation has since deteriorated, leading to episodes of violence and almost daily demonstrations by the local population.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Her health had deteriorated in recent months and in March she received hospital treatment for pneumonia.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
His relationship with his alma mater deteriorated after Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Other measures of demand also deteriorated from the previous sale in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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Outside his neighborhood, dozens of freshly painted jacks stand out along the roadside, their bright colors contrasting with the deteriorating streets nearby.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
There were two further missed opportunities to reassess and re-triage the case by ambulance operators when the family described Lee's deteriorating condition.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
For now, the reality on the ground in Cuba is deteriorating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
But if earnings start deteriorating while rates rise and oil is over $100, the bull-market setup becomes much more fragile and I’ll pull out the defensive playbook.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The frigid winters and the dry desert like conditions of the tundra prevent metals, papers, garbage, and refuse from deteriorating as it does in warmer zones.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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