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The sanctuary said they had been left with no choice when it came to the ageing big cats, which they said had "serious health conditions that were not treatable and were deteriorating".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Dan Child, chief pilot for the LAFD, was only a few hours into his shift that first day when he realized conditions were deteriorating fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

But Enerhodar’s exiled mayor, Dmytro Orlov, said on Sunday that conditions were deteriorating further, and that the evacuation order had caused “panic.”

From New York Times • May 8, 2023

The Cuban businessman, who like his foreign peers requested anonymity, said state companies were already working in difficult conditions before Havana's long-time ally Russia attacked Ukraine in February and those conditions were deteriorating.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2022

The photo-cell banks were deteriorating more rapidly than had seemed likely.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov