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deterioration

[dih-teer-ee-uh-ray-shuhn] / dɪˌtɪər i əˈreɪ ʃən /


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However, Chris Weston at Pepperstone added that "the discrepancy may reflect differences in revenue measurement rather than an outright deterioration in OpenAI's underlying business".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

That makes Nav1.7 an unusual therapeutic target because it appears to influence both the sensation of pain and the physical deterioration of joint tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Given the sharp deterioration of security in the two neighbouring cities, he said all public transport had been ordered to stop.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A deterioration in the labor market or a rotation out of European government bonds could help—along with substantial policy shifts by the federal government.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

They had grown up in a ruined home, witness to the moral and economic deterioration of their father and then the slow illness of their mother.

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

She was asked about unexpected deteriorations among babies in the period she had worked in Chester, between April and September 2015.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024

For the film, we created several CVR audios, with different iterations and deteriorations and "parasite" sounds with different layers so during the film you could, like the character, understand what happened during the crash.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

Along with the deteriorations caused by age, weak adherence to safety standards, poor maintenance and corruption among enforcement bodies are all considered contributors to such disasters.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The index’s 44% climb from its March 23 low stands in contrast to sharp deteriorations in gross domestic product and other economic indicators as a result of nationwide lockdowns, which are now easing.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2020

Thyroid feeding, properly controlled, will clear up certain of the deteriorations of mind and body observable in the aged.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.




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