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deteriorate

[dih-teer-ee-uh-reyt] / dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪt /


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Caleb Soto, attorney for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, who represents many detainees, said he has watched people deteriorate week by week when he visits them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

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

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Assuming conditions don’t deteriorate further, “these supply responses reinforce our conviction of a broad-based recovery in upstream markets in 2027 and 2028,” Le Peuch said.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Arab mediators working to restart talks between the two sides said they feared the situation would deteriorate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

At the same time, people began to move out of the old row houses in East and West Baltimore, as those began to deteriorate as well.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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