deteriorate

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This means when fundamentals deteriorate, it’s difficult for the ETFs to meet redemptions quickly enough.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

For longevity seekers like Scott and Chitwood, the reasons behind their pursuit is simple: They see the way older people deteriorate, and they want to ensure they avoid that fate.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

But critics accuse her of merely shifting traffic elsewhere, while also allowing security, cleanliness and public transport to deteriorate.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

If commodity prices rise and a country’s import bills swell, trade balances would deteriorate, and that tends to hurt currencies, noted Angrick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

At the same time, people began to move out of the old row houses in East and West Baltimore, as those began to deteriorate as well.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell