deterioration
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The report laid out a doom-loop scenario of AI improvements wiping out white-collar employment and driving economic deterioration.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Kayan suffered a significant deterioration in his kidney function, and although it has now recovered slightly, he may need a transplant in future.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“The most significant contributor to slower consumption growth is the deterioration of the labor market,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The U.S. economy was in a vulnerable state before the war and will experience further deterioration in coming months, said Brian Bethune, an economist at Boston College.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
At the Petersen house, a doctor recorded statistics in the notes he kept, tracking the sad and inevitable deterioration of Lincoln’s condition that night.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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