deteriorate

It is notoriously tough to get vintage vehicles up to current emissions standards because decades-old emissions systems frequently deteriorate, and replacement parts are hard to track down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fearing supply shortages, Iranians are rushing to buy fuel and food as living standards deteriorate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In these diseases, the retina's photoreceptor cells, which detect incoming light, gradually deteriorate and die.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

"Without those efforts, the center will deteriorate further into an unsafe, decrepit structure that will be required to be taken down," Justice Department attorney Brantley Mayers wrote.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

A donkey stood a little way off, not stirring and yet apparently alive; at least it had not begun to deteriorate.

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

That would mean financial markets are effectively tightening conditions themselves while confidence in the policy response deteriorates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Balance naturally deteriorates as our eyesight, sense of touch, strength and vestibular systems decline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

But he also said that "if the situation really deteriorates and shipping were to come to a standstill, we could not rule out an impact on our results".

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

The results suggest that progression in chronic blood cancers may be biologically 'encoded' years before a patient's condition visibly deteriorates.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

Dr Meredith thought about this, then said again: 'If he deteriorates, call me immediately.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

Several thousand, however, have remained in Ceuta, where the situation has since deteriorated, leading to episodes of violence and almost daily demonstrations by the local population.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Two volunteers in Central Kalimantan have died in recent days, reportedly after their health deteriorated from putting out fires.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Costs may be worse for home buyers, but the Harvard housing center shows rental affordability has also deteriorated in recent decades.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

As the stalemate between the city and Angels owner Arte Moreno grew more entrenched, the condition of Angel Stadium deteriorated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

His relationship with his daughter had never been good, and after her unfortunate marriage it had deteriorated to the point where only the obligatory politeness Clara imposed allowed them to live under the same roof.

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

These machines could map the precise locations of dangerous munitions and help researchers monitor deteriorating wrecks more closely.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Moody’s downgraded New Jersey’s second-largest city to a lower investment-grade rating in December, describing it as a “struggling city with a deteriorating liquidity profile.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Still, the view that deteriorating housing affordability has made it more attractive for young Americans to build net worth in assets other than housing is proliferating.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

A coalition of Ugandan and Kenyan activists on Tuesday blamed Kenya for the plight of Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, whose health is deteriorating as he faces treason charges.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

Ration card restrictions, abysmal puddings, the deteriorating quality of fingernail varnish—these are crimes they feel in their souls.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr