deteriorating
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, the US urged its citizens to reconsider travelling to the country because of the deteriorating security situation.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Faced with a war-weary public and a deteriorating economy, the Kremlin is alarmed by foreign-based internet platforms—with good reason.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The New York Times interviewed doctors there and reported last week that “rapidly deteriorating conditions at hospitals and clinics across Cuba were causing deaths that would otherwise be preventable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
In a sign of how quickly the long-term outlook is deteriorating, that figure increased by nearly $7 trillion in just the past year.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
I learned so much so fast, and now my mind is deteriorating rapidly.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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