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deteriorating

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








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Raman said Bass had failed to act with urgency on the production of new apartments, repairs to deteriorating infrastructure and the exodus of entertainment industry jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Whether this is intentional behavior born of the arrogance of power or a symptom of a deteriorating mental state is somewhat beside the point.

From Salon • May 26, 2026

The six-to-12 month outlook for financial markets is deteriorating as inventories fall, inflation risks rise and higher capital costs become more relevant for the AI capital expenditure boom.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

His predecessor, CEO Carlos Tavares, resigned in December 2024, after deteriorating profitability caused in part by sky-high North American dealer inventories.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

He lived alone in this deteriorating, blind building of a thousand uninhabited apartments, which like all its counterparts, fell, day by day, into greater entropic ruin.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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