deteriorate
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"Weather conditions are expected to deteriorate as the day progresses, so these hours are being used to battle the flames," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Evans said the city centre was at a "tipping point" and would "continue to deteriorate" without decisive action.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
When that organization begins to deteriorate, the tissue may lose important functional properties even if its overall amount of collagen remains unchanged.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
UniCredit’s profitability indicators are also expected to deteriorate, the analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
We watch the official presentation deteriorate as it’s peppered with choice shots from the propos.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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Scientists at Stanford University have uncovered a major clue to why the brain deteriorates with age.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
They fear a surge in nationalism that has shielded the government from criticism could give way to discontent if the economy deteriorates further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
As Joe's mental state deteriorates and he becomes more exposed and child-like, the camera was physically moved closer to Larkin using longer lenses.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The selloff in so-called alts largely has been fueled by concerns around the group’s software exposure and the potential impact on growth in the event that investment performance deteriorates, Goldman Sachs analysts noted on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
After death, the cadaver suddenly deteriorates: the internal organs, having been dead or partially dead for days, have already begun to dissolve, and a sort of shock-related meltdown occurs.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu warned late Saturday that "the coming hours could be difficult" battling the fire around Bordeaux after weather forecasts deteriorated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Since then, conditions in the private-credit market have deteriorated even more, but the junk spread has narrowed rather than widened — to 2.68 percentage points from 2.80.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The tissue samples maintained much of their total collagen content and surface coverage, even after the coherence of their supramolecular chirality had deteriorated substantially.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
The lawsuit shows how the relationship between the two companies has rapidly deteriorated since 2024, when they signed a deal to have ChatGPT work with Apple’s Siri chatbot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Deep in her heart she’d also wanted to see her mother, whose health had deteriorated while they’d been in Wisconsin.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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To be fair, DWP is replacing about 45 miles annually of deteriorating water lines, with the new pipes built to last as long as 150 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
That means any deteriorating credit backdrop, a pickup in credit losses or higher yields still could ricochet through private credit or other publicly traded funds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
The latest reminder is educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, whose indefinite fast has prompted growing concern over his rapidly deteriorating health.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were particularly choked, as the Northeast including New York was also experiencing deteriorating air quality.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Ration card restrictions, abysmal puddings, the deteriorating quality of fingernail varnish—these are crimes they feel in their souls.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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