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These typically turn sharply higher when the labor market deteriorates, providing an early indication that trouble is coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Yet its penchant for letting borrowers pay interest on their loans with noncash IOUs could set the fund up for trouble if the lending environment deteriorates.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He has also prepared a contingency exit plan if the situation deteriorates further.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

So another question is whether “the company can even grow earnings if branded deteriorates from here,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Dr Meredith thought about this, then said again: 'If he deteriorates, call me immediately.'

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro