deteriorate
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When that organization begins to deteriorate, the tissue may lose important functional properties even if its overall amount of collagen remains unchanged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Additional guidance should be developed for vulnerable patients who are alone and could deteriorate.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hazy conditions were visible at Dodger Stadium, where manager Dave Roberts told reporters the Dodgers’ game against the Baltimore Orioles was expected to start on time as long as air quality did not deteriorate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Paulson, founder of the career-coaching site Ageless Careers, said she’s seeing the job market for older professionals continue to deteriorate, as clients increasingly cite ageism as a barrier to getting an offer letter.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026
But the situation with law enforcement continued to deteriorate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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UN agencies have suspended access as security deteriorates while needs are outpacing pre-positioned supplies, he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
She expects the labor market to remain stable, but is prepared to adjust policy downward if it deteriorates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
As Joe's mental state deteriorates and he becomes more exposed and child-like, the camera was physically moved closer to Larkin using longer lenses.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
As her son’s condition deteriorates, Celia reluctantly cuts back on her revolutionary activities.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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As his health deteriorated, the crowds began to swell and Wangchuk was forcibly removed from the protest site by the police last Saturday and taken to hospital where he continued to fast.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Since then, conditions in the private-credit market have deteriorated even more, but the junk spread has narrowed rather than widened — to 2.68 percentage points from 2.80.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Begum arrived in Cox's Bazar in 2017 and in April joined the still growing exodus of refugees to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand as conditions in the camps deteriorated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The tissue samples maintained much of their total collagen content and surface coverage, even after the coherence of their supramolecular chirality had deteriorated substantially.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The road deteriorated into a path scarred by deep ruts from the rainy season.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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That means any deteriorating credit backdrop, a pickup in credit losses or higher yields still could ricochet through private credit or other publicly traded funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
"Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can result in the Air Quality Health Index approaching the high-risk category," Environment and Climate Change Canada said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
"This morning conditions are deteriorating again," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez cautioned on French TV station TF1.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
For decades, the north campus had no resident population, remaining a collection of vacant deteriorating buildings and residential programs for physical and mental health recovery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
All they knew for certain was that the deteriorating conditions had brought out the worst in Julio.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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