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deteriorating

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








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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

The prospect of a SpaceX IPO has become a key focal point for markets, and any delay tied to deteriorating conditions could carry broader implications.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The SocGen team recommended investors prepare for deteriorating market conditions by building protection in credit-default swaps.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In place of Soldier Field’s deteriorating confines, they sought to build a state-of-the-art indoor stadium that could host Super Bowls, concerts and major events year-round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He lived alone in this deteriorating, blind building of a thousand uninhabited apartments, which like all its counterparts, fell, day by day, into greater entropic ruin.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick