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deteriorate

[dih-teer-ee-uh-reyt] / dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt /


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Evans said the city centre was at a "tipping point" and would "continue to deteriorate" without decisive action.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Because the structure is known to deteriorate during aging and neurodegenerative disease, its breakdown could push neurons into a damaging cycle involving greater amyloid production, further structural weakening, and eventual cell death.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

UniCredit’s profitability indicators are also expected to deteriorate, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Many of the conditions that allowed the market to absorb the initial shock remain temporary or incomplete, leaving prices vulnerable if tensions persist or shipping conditions deteriorate again,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

As the years went on, Halliday’s already-stunted social skills seemed to deteriorate even further.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

They fear a surge in nationalism that has shielded the government from criticism could give way to discontent if the economy deteriorates further.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

As Joe's mental state deteriorates and he becomes more exposed and child-like, the camera was physically moved closer to Larkin using longer lenses.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

The selloff in so-called alts largely has been fueled by concerns around the group’s software exposure and the potential impact on growth in the event that investment performance deteriorates, Goldman Sachs analysts noted on Wednesday.

From Barron's Feb. 4, 2026

As her son’s condition deteriorates, Celia reluctantly cuts back on her revolutionary activities.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Begum arrived in Cox's Bazar in 2017 and in April joined the still growing exodus of refugees to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand as conditions in the camps deteriorated.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

The tissue samples maintained much of their total collagen content and surface coverage, even after the coherence of their supramolecular chirality had deteriorated substantially.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Security has deteriorated sharply there in a matter of weeks.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The analysts point out that Judo Capital’s downgraded guidance has raised concerns about credit quality in small- and medium-sized business lending, while housing-market sentiment has deteriorated due to higher borrowing costs and tax policy changes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

In the following months, the situation deteriorated greatly, like a country at war.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were particularly choked, as the Northeast including New York was also experiencing deteriorating air quality.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

On the rapidly deteriorating pitch, Mitchell was hit on the helmet, body or hands 13 times, yet dogged it out for an unbeaten 100 from 241 balls.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

For decades, the north campus had no resident population, remaining a collection of vacant deteriorating buildings and residential programs for physical and mental health recovery.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

BMW shares fell 11%, dragging the sector at large after the company slashed guidance due to a deteriorating Chinese market and the spillover effects of the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

He lived alone in this deteriorating, blind building of a thousand uninhabited apartments, which like all its counterparts, fell, day by day, into greater entropic ruin.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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