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deteriorating

[dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-ting] / dɪˈtɪər i əˌreɪ tɪŋ /








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Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

With growth solid and hiring no longer deteriorating, officials agreed they could afford to wait.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

"Stopping our work would have affected the condition of the monument, leaving it unattended and deteriorating due to natural causes and exposed to vandals and looters," he argued.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Investors are becoming increasingly nervous about problems mounting in the $3 trillion private credit market where some creditworthiness is deteriorating in some sectors and truthful valuations are hard to ascertain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I learned so much so fast, and now my mind is deteriorating rapidly.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes