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deteriorating

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








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A downside break could suggest that growth expectations are deteriorating, echoing the decline during the 2022 cyclical equity bear.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Faced with a war-weary public and a deteriorating economy, the Kremlin is alarmed by foreign-based internet platforms—with good reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The photo-cell banks were deteriorating more rapidly than had seemed likely.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov