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deterioration

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


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The jury was told Stefania had wanted to "let her mum go" after both women experienced a deterioration in their mental health.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Further deterioration began last October, when a bearish death cross formed as the 50-day simple moving average moved below the 200-day simple moving average.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

One of the consequences of this trend has been the deterioration of strategies exploiting what’s known as “post-earnings announcement drift,” or PEAD.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

S&P revises its outlook for Blackstone Secured Lending to stable from positive, citing lower financial flexibility and deterioration in asset quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

While I did my homework in the kitchen I heard Milton’s resonant, drill-like voice saying, “Socrates: ‘There seem to be two causes of the deterioration of the arts’ Adeimantus: ‘What are they?’

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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