deterioration
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By regularly monitoring the invertebrate life in rivers and burns, any deterioration in water quality can quickly be detected.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
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
Nuno arrived with a point to prove - after a deterioration in his relationship with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis led to his sacking after 21 months in charge.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The deterioration in living conditions on the island has led to street protests amid blackouts that often last over 20 hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
At the Petersen house, a doctor recorded statistics in the notes he kept, tracking the sad and inevitable deterioration of Lincoln’s condition that night.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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