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JPMorgan warns that financial expectations for Tesla have deteriorated over recent years, even as the stock has climbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

These companies have the expertise to restore oilfields that have deteriorated for a decade under mismanagement and sanctions.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Ties between the neighbours have deteriorated since ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the pro-democracy uprising and sought refuge in India.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Some things about Joni’s musicianship have deteriorated: She doesn’t play much guitar anymore, and her voice is an octave lower than it was.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025

The fine qualities which might so easily have deteriorated remained unscathed.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 by Various