Example Sentences

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County’s juvenile halls have been deteriorating in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

And the Cold War institutions that managed such risk have been deteriorating in recent years.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2022

Outbound shipments, after peaking for the year in July, have been deteriorating by value, despite a falling Chinese currency , official data show.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2022

Conditions have been deteriorating for the past several years.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

The comforts of our poor Highlander have been deteriorating, and his position lowering, for the last three ages, and we see no prospect of improvement.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John