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deterioration

[dih-teer-ee-uh-ray-shuhn] / dɪˌtɪər i əˈreɪ ʃən /


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However, Chris Weston at Pepperstone added that "the discrepancy may reflect differences in revenue measurement rather than an outright deterioration in OpenAI's underlying business".

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Given the sharp deterioration of security in the two neighbouring cities, he said all public transport had been ordered to stop.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

That raised an important question for Blau, Bhutani and their colleagues: Could the same biological pathway contribute to the deterioration of cartilage as animals age or recover from injury?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

A deterioration in the labor market or a rotation out of European government bonds could help—along with substantial policy shifts by the federal government.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, by all indications, my own mental deterioration will be quite rapid.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

By 01:40 to her death, Child D had dramatic deteriorations at different points.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022

For the film, we created several CVR audios, with different iterations and deteriorations and "parasite" sounds with different layers so during the film you could, like the character, understand what happened during the crash.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022

Along with the deteriorations caused by age, weak adherence to safety standards, poor maintenance and corruption among enforcement bodies are all considered contributors to such disasters.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

The index’s 44% climb from its March 23 low stands in contrast to sharp deteriorations in gross domestic product and other economic indicators as a result of nationwide lockdowns, which are now easing.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2020

What strange, abnormal deteriorations, physical and spiritual, must it not inevitably undergo?

From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward




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