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deteriorate

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


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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

The problem is that tissue-resident macrophages themselves deteriorate with age.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 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

The cliff is pocked with knobs of jutting rock, some of which deteriorate as soon as I touch them.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Viewers may scan a QR code for their own copy of the audio track, which deteriorates in sound quality with every download.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 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

Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

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

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

On the journey back to London, his condition deteriorated to such an extent that a decision was taken to divert the team coach to a hospital in Nottingham so he could receive treatment.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

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

Other measures of demand also deteriorated from the previous sale in August.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 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

Ernest’s health had deteriorated toward the end of the war and grown even worse after the armistice.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The ICC called a status hearing on Wednesday after Duterte's lawyers argued the former leader's deteriorating health had made him unfit to stand trial .

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

Hundreds of fishermen blocked oil depots in southern France for several days to protest against rising fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions, ahead of a presidential election next year.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

But if earnings start deteriorating while rates rise and oil is over $100, the bull-market setup becomes much more fragile and I’ll pull out the defensive playbook.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

The photo-cell banks were deteriorating more rapidly than had seemed likely.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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