deteriorated

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The researchers also found that the corpus callosum, a major structure that connects the two halves of the brain and supports many critical functions, had deteriorated in mice receiving the treatment.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

The summary reads like an indictment of City Hall leadership and the manner in which public spaces have deteriorated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Her health deteriorated during an April 25 flight to Johannesburg and she died in hospital a day later, with hantavirus confirmed on May 4.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

But his relations with the TMC leadership deteriorated with time, culminating in his dramatic defection to the BJP in 2020, months before the 2021 state election.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

He had been just as excited as the two of us when we dragged him over to listen to the broadcast, but slowly, over the course of a few hours, his mood had deteriorated.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken