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Six example sentences with deteriorate, each labelled with its topic.
Untreated limestone facades deteriorate quickly near the coast, and the salt air can hollow a decorative cornice within twenty years.
Architecture
Her kidney function began to deteriorate after the third round, so the team cut the dosage and added fluids.
Medicine
Color negatives stored in a hot attic deteriorate within a decade, shifting toward magenta long before the emulsion cracks.
Photography
Trade relations deteriorated after the tariff round, and shipments between the two ports fell by a third.
Economics
Credit quality began to deteriorate in the third quarter, with late payments doubling on the newest loans.
Finance
Master tapes deteriorate in humid storage, and archivists baked the reels gently before attempting a transfer.
Music
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