deterioration
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Although mitochondrial performance is known to decline with age, the reasons behind this gradual deterioration have remained unclear.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Separately, the company cut its guidance for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31 given the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East and recent deterioration in the performance of its North America unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
That would confirm that the labor market is not merely avoiding deterioration; it is beginning to heal.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
This deterioration in trend structure raises concern that downside risk is increasing, with potential for a move toward the $100 area into year-end, a 64% decline from current levels.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
We have lost the innocence of it, of those days before we knew the extent of the aunts’ rage, before Gran’s death and Granddad’s deterioration.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
Vocabulary lists containing deterioration
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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