deterioration

Example Sentences

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Instead, they have signaled the Fed is likely to leave rates where they are until either the labor market shows signs of outright deterioration or inflation declines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

While pockets of stress are emerging within private credit, the issues appear isolated rather than indicative of widespread deterioration in lending standards or balance-sheet quality.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“A deterioration there could imply that the three years plus of a supportive macro backdrop for markets is coming to an end.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She believes with proper observations, the deterioration in her health might have been spotted.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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