deteriorate
Example Sentences
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The decision followed a string of reports showing a deteriorating inflation outlook and warnings from the RBA that the economy is starting to grind up against capacity constraints.
I’m optimistic in my view of what the equity markets can do, but if the labor market starts to deteriorate more quickly than expected, that might scare investors.
From Barron's
To do this work, the program developed methods designed for residues that deteriorate over time and that can be contaminated, whether the objects come from museum collections or recent excavations.
From Science Daily
But after they retired and sold the business in 1985, the new owner closed down the theater shortly afterward, allowing the building to deteriorate.
From Salon
According to the emergency motion, the men’s medical conditions “have only deteriorated since Plaintiffs filed their preliminary injunction motion, and neither man has seen a specialist or begun an appropriate course of treatment.”
From Los Angeles Times
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