deterioration

Example Sentences

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Adding to the industry’s problems are signs of deterioration on the loans that private-credit firms originated in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The U.S. economy was in a vulnerable state before the war and will experience further deterioration in coming months, said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 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

An inquest jury concluded Leona died from a cardiac arrest, but the underlying cause of her sudden deterioration was given as unascertained.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

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

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes