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deteriorating

[dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-ting] / dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪ tɪŋ /








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The New York Times interviewed doctors there and reported last week that “rapidly deteriorating conditions at hospitals and clinics across Cuba were causing deaths that would otherwise be preventable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

"Stopping our work would have affected the condition of the monument, leaving it unattended and deteriorating due to natural causes and exposed to vandals and looters," he argued.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He says that the technicals are still deteriorating for major indexes, which should give anyone pause.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The readings ended optimism about stabilization and reanimated worries that the labor market has been quietly deteriorating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Morale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian’s fault.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller