deterioration

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Participants who received the real gait retraining reported pain relief comparable to medication, and MRI scans suggested they had less knee cartilage deterioration than people in the placebo group.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

"Despite a serious deterioration of consumer finances -- largely because of gas prices and inflation, to which Walmart's core customer is very sensitive -- Walmart has retained guidance for the full fiscal year."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Rather, bond yields tend to jump when there is a major change in a country’s tax and spending policies or a deterioration in its economic outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged Wednesday the deterioration of the island’s electricity grid, which has “become particularly tense in recent days.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But a decade later, the rapidly growing prison population inevitably led to a deterioration in the conditions of confinement.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson