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• But over the past few years, he’s deteriorated into one of the worst in the sport.
  — The Arizona Republic, 18 Feb. 2023
• When Curtis moved to Little Rock in 1987, he was dismayed to see the condition of the house had deteriorated into a hovel for drug addicts and prostitutes.
  — Dwain Hebda, Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023
• The incident has sparked widespread protests in the city, some of which have deteriorated into arson, looting, and other rioting.
  — Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2020
• Soon, the conversation has deteriorated into a debate about which genocide was worse: slavery or the Holocaust.
  — Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
• But many have deteriorated into abominable conditions despite city efforts to force owners to clean them up.
  — David Calvert, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2021
• In more recent weeks, some of the demonstrations have deteriorated into arson, looting, and violence against police.
  — Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 9 Aug. 2020
• As a result, Brislan said, his mental health deteriorated into a yearslong cycle of self-harm: cutting himself, then being placed in isolation for weeks or months as a result of the cutting, which led to additional self-harm.
  — AZCentral.com, 31 Oct. 2021
• But a decade after the first few videos were posted on YouTube, what started as an innocent genre meant to convey excitement has deteriorated into a toxic culture that promotes overshopping and overspending.
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2022
• By the middle of the first week, dissatisfaction among counselors was simmering, and senior staff members called an emergency meeting that deteriorated into angry shouting.
  — New York Times, 24 July 2021
• Emily caught a cold at his funeral but refused to seek medical treatment, even as her illness deteriorated into tuberculosis.
  — Michelle Mehrtens, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Feb. 2023
• This idea has continued to animate most Labor Day celebrations although, except in a few cities, the day has deteriorated into just another holiday, offering an extended weekend for greater recreation.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
• The 200-year-old building deteriorated into disrepair and was given over to the municipality after its previous owners died, the newspaper reported.
  — Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• Neither Harris nor Lee provided details or specifics on how their countries would address the situation in Myanmar, which has deteriorated into a major humanitarian crisis that could destabilize the region, already wrecked by the pandemic.
  — Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2021
• The West Side, once dominated by a bustling port, deteriorated into industrial eyesores and homeless camps before a revitalization this century converted much of it into magnificent parkland.
  — CNN, 25 May 2021

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