Example Sentences

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A downside break could suggest that growth expectations are deteriorating, echoing the decline during the 2022 cyclical equity bear.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But Paulson said she could favor cutting rates modestly later this year, either after inflation data validate her expectation that price pressures are easing or if evidence emerges that job-market conditions are deteriorating unexpectedly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

But while social-media buzz can certainly help a stock in the short term, professional investors would argue that it can’t succeed in the long term if the fundamentals of the business are deteriorating.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

And things are deteriorating for millions of children that are living in the United States where overall childhood poverty spiked from 5.2 percent in 2021 to 12.4 percent in 2022 and then hit 13.7 percent.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

Several miles of side trails have been closed, and others are deteriorating.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson