deterioration
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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
Restoration work is being planned for one of York's most significant historic buildings to protect it from further deterioration.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Advanced Micro Devices and Rambus are beginning to show signs of technical deterioration as traders watch key support levels closely.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Scientists in Norway have now identified a process that may be speeding up their deterioration.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
They had grown up in a ruined home, witness to the moral and economic deterioration of their father and then the slow illness of their mother.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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