deteriorate
Example Sentences
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But Paulson said she could favor cutting rates modestly later this year, either after inflation data validate her expectation that price pressures are easing or if evidence emerges that job-market conditions are deteriorating unexpectedly.
The outcry from the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE officer Jonathan Ross, along with the subsequent protests and deteriorating situation in Minneapolis have ratcheted up the temperature between the American public and ICE.
From Salon
By following the right procedures, you can prevent this situation from deteriorating into a contentious family mediation.
From MarketWatch
Maersk said it has contingency plans in place should the security situation deteriorate, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider service back to the Cape of Good Hope route.
As her mother’s health deteriorates, the only contact between mother and daughter is through the screens of their cellphones.
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