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After being admitted to hospital in May 2024, his condition has deteriorated rapidly to the point where he "doesn't know who we are now", said Noakes.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Prior to Macklem’s testimony, the central bank released research outlining how Canada’s position in global maritime trade has deteriorated.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Hartnett’s instinct is that even though risk sentiment has deteriorated markedly, investors, attuned to recoveries from geopolitically induced selloffs, have been reluctant to dump shares and are still long global stocks.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“Since being placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, however, the building has deteriorated markedly,” The Times reported in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The situation at Santo Tomas has deteriorated at an alarming rate in the three years since Gertie’s capture.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly