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
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
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
Marie-Laure LeBlanc is a tall and freckled six-year-old in Paris with rapidly deteriorating eyesight when her father sends her on a children’s tour of the museum where he works.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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