deteriorate

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The consensus-beating performance comes as the online retailer has seen its bottom line deteriorate since it entered China’s highly competitive food-delivery market in early 2025, taking on the likes of Meituan and Alibaba Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“Each company faces challenges and additional risk factors, which will take time to work through—and individual names could deteriorate further,” Pietrzak said.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"We lived near the Wye for 20 years, and saw it deteriorate, but we didn't imagine that river pollution would affect us so much."

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The U.S. stock market’s prospects continue to deteriorate, according to the gold-platinum ratio — a relatively obscure indicator with an impressive track record predicting the stock market’s 12-month return.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

As the years went on, Halliday’s already-stunted social skills seemed to deteriorate even further.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline