deteriorate

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When oxygen levels fall, river health can deteriorate, putting fish and other freshwater species at risk.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

The consensus-beating performance comes as the online retailer has seen its bottom line deteriorate since it entered China’s highly competitive food-delivery market in early 2025, taking on the likes of Meituan and Alibaba Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“Each company faces challenges and additional risk factors, which will take time to work through—and individual names could deteriorate further,” Pietrzak said.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"We lived near the Wye for 20 years, and saw it deteriorate, but we didn't imagine that river pollution would affect us so much."

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Newsome Park and the hundreds of neighborhoods like it around the country became increasingly volatile, desperate islands where housing, schooling, and every other state- supplied service were left to deteriorate.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly